The Constitutional Court of Spain and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe held the sixth Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ) in Madrid, Spain from 28 to 30 October 2025. The theme of the Congress was "The Human Rights of Future Generations”, focusing on the principle of intergenerational justice. Presidents and judges of constitutional courts and equivalent institutions from the member courts of the WCCJ over the course of three days shared experiences and discussed the challenges and opportunities for courts to safeguard the rights of future generations, focusing on the preservation of natural resources and the environment, preservation of humankind’s cultural heritage and access to scientific knowledge and new technologies. In addition, a session was devoted to the independence of constitutional courts and equivalent institutions, as is the tradition for congresses of the WCCJ. 

Participants of the sixth Congress were addressed by video by the presidents of the four regional courts, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Félix Bolaños García, Minister for the Presidency, Justice and Parliamentary Relations of Spain, Mr Gianni Buquicchio, Special Representative, President Emeritus of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and Mr Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón, President of the Constitutional Court of Spain opened the sixth Congress.

On 30 October, following final speeches by Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and Mr Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón, President of the Constitutional Court of Spain, His Majesty the King of Spain, Felipe VI, officially closed the sixth Congress.  

• Website of the 6^th Congress
• Programme of the 6^th Congress
• Madrid Communiqué: English, French, Arabic, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
• World Conference on Constitutional Justice