SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Nov. 2 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The University of La Laguna (ULL) reported this Thursday the death of Manuel Álvarez de la Rosa, retired professor of Labor and Social Security Law, and who was also a Gold Medalist of this academic institution in 2019 and general secretary.
Álvarez de la Rosa was Presidential Counselor during the government of Jerónimo Saavedra and acted as a practicing lawyer for more than fifty years, an activity that he combined with university teaching and research.
“His figure is so relevant that the brilliant school of labor professionals of this university is the result of his mastery and leadership,” declared the rector, Francisco García, in a note sent by the institution.
Not in vain, the manual ‘Labor Law’ by Álvarez de la Rosa, prepared in co-authorship with Professor Palomeque, is a reference manual for Spanish labor law that has reached its thirtieth edition.
The professor, who was named Honorary Professor, made transcendental contributions in Social Security law, as well as in other areas of Labor Law.
Álvarez de la Rosa had a long academic career at the University of La Laguna, beginning in 1970 and ending in 2015, with his appointment as Honorary Professor.
Its links with Ibero-American universities, as well as with the University of Salamanca, contributed to creating a consolidated research group on its areas of interest.
For the dean of the Faculty of Law, Dulce Cairós, Álvarez de la Rosa is “the architect and teacher of all the people who do Labor Law at the University of La Laguna, he is my teacher, but he has been much more, he has taught and helped to be a professional, a teacher and a jurist, as dean, I say goodbye to one of the best jurists, professors and colleagues in this house.
Along these lines he highlights that “his contribution to the faculty is enormous and decisive in its formation, his institutional sense, legal instinct and his sharp and quick intelligence were mixed with his understanding of human nature and his generosity, the entire faculty has shared and enjoyed his deep knowledge of Spanish and European law and law, but also of his culture and his love for literature and the arts.”
