Background
Ipiña, Antonio Beristain was born on April 4, 1924 in Medina Rioseco, Spain. Son of Ignacio Beristain and Felisa Ipiña de Beristain.
Ipiña, Antonio Beristain was born on April 4, 1924 in Medina Rioseco, Spain. Son of Ignacio Beristain and Felisa Ipiña de Beristain.
Master of Arts, OñA, Burgos, Spain, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, University Valladolid (Spain), 1953. Bachelor of Divinity, Saint Georgen College, Frankfurt, Germany, 1957.
Doctor of Laws, University Madrid, 1961.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, U. Pau (France). Lecturer criminal law U. Deusto-Bilbao, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain, 1958-1967.
Lecturer criminal law U. Valladolid, 1967-1968, U. Madrid (Spain), 1968-1970. Professor criminal law U. Oviedo (Spain), 1970-1973, U. País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain, 1973.
Head department criminal law U. San Sebastian, Spain, 1973.
Founder, head BasqueInst. Criminology, San Sebastián, 1976. Visiting professor U. El Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980.
Introduced Amnesty International in Basque Country, 1977.
Lecturer criminal law University Deusto-Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain, 1958—1967, University Valladolid, 1967—1968, University Madrid, Spain, 1968—1970. Professor criminal law University Oviedo, 1970—1973, University Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, since 1973. Head department criminal law University San Sebastian, Spain, since 1973.
Founder, head Basque Institute Criminology, San Sebastian, since 1976. Visiting professor University El Salvador, Buenos Aires, 1980.
Member International Association Criminal Law, Society de Estudios Vascos, Society International de Crimininologie (consultant directory). Club: Amnesty International.