Ricardo Robles Planas

Ricardo Robles Planas serves as Full Professor of Criminal Law at Pompeu Fabra University within the Department of Management, Law, Society & Humanities. He directs the Economic-Business Criminal Law Research Group and leads the Master's Degree in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance at the UPF Barcelona School of Management.

His research centers on Criminal Law with specialized focus on Economic Criminal Law, Corporate Compliance, and Criminal Dogmatics. Key interests include corporate criminal liability frameworks, norm theory in penal systems, and the philosophical foundations of punishment. His work bridges theoretical jurisprudence with practical business regulation challenges, particularly examining legal personhood in criminal contexts and intervention structures in economic offenses.

Professor Robles Planas' publication trends reveal deep engagement with German and Spanish criminal theory traditions, frequently addressing dogmatic structures of criminal law while analyzing business-related offenses. His recent work shows increasing focus on compliance systems and corporate liability mechanisms within European legal frameworks.

As academic director of the Master's program in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, he oversees professional training for Spanish legal practitioners (Abogado y Procurador). His research leadership manifests through the Economic-Business Criminal Law Research Group, which produces significant scholarly output including monographs and international journal publications.

The research group maintains active scholarly exchange through publications in venues like Goltdammer's Archiv für Strafrecht and Journal of China University of Political Science and Law, reflecting strong international collaboration particularly with German and Chinese academic institutions.