Asociación Argentina de Derecho Administrativo (AADA)

What Asociación Argentina de Derecho Administrativo (AADA) does

The Asociación Argentina de Derecho Administrativo (AADA) is an Argentine professional civil association (asociación civil) founded on October 30, 1976 in Vaquerías, Córdoba, by 90 founding members under the leadership of Dr. Agustín Gordillo (first President) and Dr. José R. Dromi (General Secretary). Its legal domicile is in Santa Fe while the presidency and executive secretariat operate from Buenos Aires. The association's purpose is the study, research, and dissemination of administrative and public law in Argentina.

AADA's core offerings are non-commercial: the ISSN-registered bi-annual digital Revista de la AADA (ISSN 2469-0813) for scientific publication; annual Jornadas Nacionales de Derecho Administrativo (currently in its 51st edition) combined with a triennial International Congress (20th edition); and two specialized forums — Foro de Profesores for academic educators and FORJAD (Foro de Jóvenes Administrativistas) for professionals under 40. Supporting services include academic certificate issuance for congress attendees via an online Google Forms workflow with treasury validation.

AADA operates on a non-profit membership model sustained by member contributions and institutional convenios rather than commercial pricing. It serves 300+ active members — lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and legal scholars across 20+ Argentine provinces — and partners with a deep ecosystem of courts, ministries, bar associations, and universities, including the Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, JUFEJUS, FOFECMA, multiple national universities (UNR, UNCO, UNL, UNJu), and publishers such as Rubinzal-Culzoni. The organization employs only 6 staff and is governed by elected authorities, currently under President Dra. Analía Antik (since 2024).

Name

Asociación Argentina de Derecho Administrativo (AADA)

Legal name

Asociación Argentina de Derecho Administrativo

Website

https://aada.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AADA is an Argentine not-for-profit professional association founded in 1976 that unites 300+ lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and academics across 20+ provinces to study, publish, and disseminate administrative and public law through its journal, annual congresses, and specialized forums.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AADA is a professional civil association that provides membership-based academic services in Argentine administrative law. Its core offerings include the bi-annual digital academic journal Revista de la AADA (ISSN 2469-0813), annual national and international congresses on administrative law, and specialized member forums (Foro de Profesores for public law educators and FORJAD for young professionals under 40). Supporting services include the issuance of attendance certificates for congress participants.

Product overview

AADA operates as a unified professional association offering academic publications and events. The core offering consists of the Revista de la AADA digital journal for scholarly research dissemination, the annual/national Jornada conferences for professional development and networking, and two specialized forums: the Foro de Profesores for academic educators and FORJAD for young practitioners. Supporting services include certificate issuance for event participants. The organization does not offer a technology platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• FORJAD (Foro de Jóvenes Administrativistas): Foro de Jóvenes Administrativistas de la República Argentina — a youth wing of AADA providing participation opportunities for young professionals in Public Law up to forty years of age, with national congresses and digital community platforms.
• Foro de Profesores
• Revista de la AADA

Products and services

• Revista de la AADA Digital academic journal publishing scientific articles of excellence on Administrative Law and related disciplines (public administration, globalization, social inclusion, anti-corruption, constitutionalization of law). Issued on a bi-annual basis with open access for the AADA membership and the wider legal academic community.
• Jornadas Nacionales de Derecho Administrativo Annual national conferences on administrative law bringing together legal professionals, academics, and practitioners to discuss developments in the field, with combined international congress editions. The 51st edition included the 20th International Congress.
• Foro de Profesores Federal academic forum for teachers and those interested in Public Law education, promoting methodological updates including ICT use and case method teaching, with an annual meeting held during the AADA National Days.
• FORJAD (Foro de Jóvenes Administrativistas) Forum for young administrative law professionals under 40 years of age, fostering federal participation, virtual collaboration, and national congresses for early-career legal professionals in public law.
• Certificados de Asistencia (Attendance Certificates) Academic certificate issuance service for congress and conference attendees, including personal data collection, payment verification, and email delivery of the certificate after treasury validation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Colegio de Abogados de Rosario (COLABRO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Institutional convenio for joint academic activities and member benefits between the Rosario bar association and AADA.
• Red IA (Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago del Estero)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2025Collaborative agreement on artificial intelligence applied to justice and administrative law matters.
• Facultad de Derecho (UNR – FDER)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2025Academic partnership with the Law Faculty of the National University of Rosario, offering 25%–40% discounts on postgraduate programs for AADA members.
• Rubinzal-CulzoniminorOthers · 8 May 2025Publishing partnership for access to specialized doctrine and jurisprudence for AADA members.
• Red Mujeres para la JusticiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2019Institutional alliance focused on gender equity and women's participation in administrative justice.
• OCPUA (Observatorio de la Contratación Pública)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2019Partnership with the Public Procurement Observatory for joint research and doctrine exchange on public contracting.
• RADEHM (Revista de Derecho Administrativo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2018Cooperation agreement with the Administrative Law Review for mutual publication and academic exchange.
• MDCJyG AGG AADAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2018Institutional cooperation agreement.
• FADECS (Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2018Partnership with the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.
• Colegio de Abogados y Procuradores – General RocaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2018Institutional agreement with the Bar Association of General Roca.
• FADECS – UNCOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2018Academic partnership with the Faculty of Law of the National University of Comahue.
• AAJC (Asociación Argentina de Justicia Constitucional)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2018Institutional alliance with the Argentine Association of Constitutional Justice.
• FOFECMAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2018Partnership with the Federal Forum of Courts of Accounts of Argentina.
• Universidad Nacional de JujuyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2014Academic partnership with the National University of Jujuy.
• Escuela de Administración Pública de Entre RíosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2014Agreement with the Entre Ríos School of Public Administration.
• Fiscalía de Estado de Tierra del FuegominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2014Institutional partnership with the Attorney General's Office of Tierra del Fuego province.
• Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos HumanosflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2014Institutional cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina.
• Academia Latinoamericana de Derecho AmbientalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2013Cross-institutional agreement with the Latin American Academy of Environmental Law.
• Escuela de Gestión Pública Plurinacional (Bolivia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2013International cooperation with Bolivia's Multinational Public Management School.
• Secretaría Permanente de Tribunales de CuentascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2009Cooperation with the Permanent Secretariat of Courts of Accounts.
• Secretaría de Medio AmbienteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2009Partnership with the Environmental Secretariat for joint research on environmental administrative law.
• JUFEJUS (Junta Federal de Cortes)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2009Institutional agreement with the Federal Council of Courts of Argentina.
• Foro Federal de Fiscales de EstadocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2009Agreement with the Federal Forum of State Attorneys for joint legal research.
• Corte Suprema de Justicia de la NaciónflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2008Historic institutional convenio with Argentina's Supreme Court for academic collaboration and legal research.
• Sindicatura General de Buenos AiresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2007Institutional agreement with the General Audit Office of Buenos Aires Province.
• Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2007
• Auditoría General de Buenos AiresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2007Institutional agreement with the General Audit of Buenos Aires.
• IEFPA (Instituto de Estudios de las Finanzas Públicas)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2006Partnership with the Institute of Public Finance Studies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Asociación Argentina de Justicia Constitucional (AAJC): Argentine association focused on constitutional justice — a sibling legal-academic association to AADA in scope, membership type, and event-based operating model. AADA's formal partner since 2018.
• Federación Iberoamericana de Derecho Administrativo (FIDA): Ibero-American federation of administrative law associations. AADA is operationally smaller than FIDA but directly comparable in mission (doctrine, congresses, journals) and a natural counterpart for international federation activity.
• International Association of Administrative Law (AIDA / IAL): Global international association for administrative law. Logical international counterpart to AADA's national mission; comparable in congresses, publications, and academic-community focus, but with broader global reach.
• Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Administrativo (IBDA): Brazil's primary professional association for administrative law practitioners and academics. Closest international mirror to AADA in scope (publication, events, doctrinal community), differing primarily in geography and Portuguese-language focus.
• Foro Federal de Fiscales de Estado: Federal forum of Argentine state attorneys. Shares AADA's public-law doctrinal focus and is a formal partner (since 2009). Most directly comparable in mission and member profile (specialist public-law officials).

Broad incumbents

• Federación Argentina de Colegios de Abogados (FACA): National federation of Argentine bar associations. A broader, more generalist professional body than AADA, but the most consequential legal membership organization in Argentina and a natural benchmark for national professional reach.
• Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal (CPACF): Buenos Aires bar association — the largest legal membership body in Argentina. Operates a broader professional mandate than AADA but competes for the same lawyer membership wallet and serves the same Buenos Aires legal community.
• Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de Buenos Aires: Pre-eminent Argentine legal academy. A more prestigious, broader institution than AADA, but shares the doctrinal-publication and academic-membership model and overlapping membership in Argentina's public-law community.

Regional players

• Colegio de Abogados de Rosario (COLABRO): Rosario bar association and AADA's formal 2025 institutional partner. Comparable as a professional legal membership body, but at a regional/provincial level rather than national.

Emerging players

• Academia Latinoamericana de Derecho Ambiental: Latin American academy of environmental law. AADA's partner since 2013; comparable as a thematic Latin American legal-academic society with a publication-and-congress operating model, though focused on a narrower sub-discipline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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