Francisco-José Quintana

Education

Ph.D. in Law, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge (2018—)

• Gates Cambridge Scholar.
• Co-convenor, International Law and Political Engagement (ILPE) series at the Lauterpacht Centre.
• Co-convenor, Cambridge PhD International Law Discussion Group.
• Managing Editor, Cambridge International Law Journal (2018-19).

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Harvard Law School (2017)

• Dean’s Scholar Prize for extraordinary work to the top student/s in the courses “Global Law and Governance” (Prof. David Kennedy) and “Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Fourteenth Amendment” (Prof. Michael Klarman).
• Honors in 19 out of 21 graded credits.
• LLM paper: “The Interwar Legacy on the Jus ad Bellum: International Law between ‘Duels’ and ‘Pest Control’”, supervised by Prof. Samuel Moyn. Grade: honors. Nominated by Prof. Moyn to the Laylin Prize in International Law.
• Research Assistant at the Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC).
• Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellow; Graduate Program Grant.

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Public International Law, The London School of Economics and Political Science (2016)

• Distinction (first class honours).
• Best performance of the Master of Laws class in International Criminal Law.
• Dissertation: “Alternative sanctions in Colombia and the International Criminal Court: The Nuances of Impunity in the Fight against Impunity”, supervised by Prof. Gerry Simpson. Grade: Distinction.
• Chevening Scholar.

Abogado (J.D. Equivalent), Torcuato Di Tella University (2013)

• GPA: 8,41/10.
• Award for Academic Excellence, Buenos Aires Bar Association (2011).
• Senior Editor, Argentine Journal of Legal Theory (Revista Argentina de Teoría Jurídica), 2010-2012.
• Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2012).
• Exchange program, Pompeu Fabra University (2011).

Academic appointments

• Research Associate, Global Governance Centre – The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID) (2020-21).
• Lecturer, Torcuato Di Tella University (2015; 2017-2018).
• Courses: “Private International Law” and “International Law Review”.
• Seminar teacher on international human rights law, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Cambridge University (2019).
• Co-founder & Founding Editor-in-chief, Latin American Journal of International Law (Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Internacional; 2013—).
• Organizing Committee, Latin American Society of International Law (LASIL-SLADI) Biennial Conference (2018).
• Research Assistant, Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC; 2016).
• Research Assistant to Senior Fellow Moreno Ocampo, Harvard Kennedy School (2015-2018).
• Teaching Fellow in Public International Law, Torcuato Di Tella University (2011-2014).
• Leading a two-hour per week seminar in the course convened by Prof. Alejandro Chehtman.
• Nominated for the Alfredo Canavese Teaching Award for Merit as one of the best ten teaching fellows across UTDT’s nine schools and main departments.
• Teaching Assistant to Professors Kathryn Sikkink and Luis Moreno Ocampo, Harvard Kennedy School (2015).

Distinctions and fellowships

• Gates Cambridge Scholarship (full PhD scholarship; 2018-22).
• CUHK Faculty of Law Summer Workshop (full scholarship), The Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017).
• Dean’s Scholar Prize in Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School (2017).
• Dean’s Scholar Prize in Global Law and Governance, Harvard Law School (2016).
• Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellow, Harvard University Committee on General Scholarships (2016-17).
• Grant, Harvard Law School Graduate Program (2016-17).
• Chevening Scholar, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2015-16).
• Fulbright Scholar, University of Massachusetts Civic Initiative Argentine Young Leaders Program (2014).
• Teaching Grant, Torcuato Di Tella University (2013-2014).
• Alfredo Canavese Teaching Award for Merit Nominee, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2013).
• Award for Academic Excellence, Buenos Aires Bar Association (2011).

Non-academic work experience

• Consultancy on international law and politics.
• Advisor to Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey, Government of the Salta Province (Argentina).
• Law Clerk, Office of the Federal Public Defender General of Argentina.
• Legislative Counsel, Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
• Research Assistant (full-time), O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.

Fields of research

History and theory of international law, Latin America and international law, global law and governance, regionalism, international human rights law, international organisations, anti-impunity, international criminal law.