About/Bio
Francisco-José Quintana is a Florence-Geneva Postdoctoral Fellow at the Geneva Graduate Institute and an Associate Editor at the European Journal of International Law. His work focuses on the operation, understanding, and uses of international law across the Global South. Francisco holds a PhD in Law from the University of Cambridge, as well as degrees from Harvard Law School (LL.M.), the London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M. Public International Law), and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Abogado). He has been a Gates Cambridge Scholar, a Chevening Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, and a De Fortabat Fellow.
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May 26, 2025
Francisco-José Quintana
This issue, and this volume, opens with our annual EJIL Foreword, authored this year by Susan Marks. Marks provides a critical exploration of the enduring metaphor of the world as a family, examining the ideas about family that both influence and are influenced by it. Through a careful analysis of three prominent familial tropes – the human family,…
Argentina v Venezuela? Notes on Diplomatic Tensions and International Dispute Settlement
On 8 December 2024, Venezuelan authorities detained Argentine military police officer Nahuel Agustín Gallo after he entered the country from Colombia. According to Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gallo first travelled by car to Chile, then by plane to Bogotá, and finally by taxi to the Venezuelan border in order to reunite with his Venezuelan partner and…
In This Issue
August 13, 2024
Francisco-José Quintana
This issue opens with a symposium in our occasional series on The European Tradition in International Law. This instalment focuses on the work of Italian jurist Antonio (‘Nino’) Cassese (1937–2011), a founding Editor of EJIL. Convened by Megan Donaldson, Neha Jain, and Sarah Nouwen, the symposium consists of a framing article by Megan Donaldson and three contributions. Donaldson…
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Mexico and Ecuador at the ICJ: A Plea for Taking the Latin American Experience Seriously
On 5 April 2024, Ecuadorian special operation agents broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador. Security footage released by Mexico captures the moment the agents forcefully subdued Deputy Chief of Mission Roberto Canseco Martínez as he attempted to prevent their entry. During the raid, the agents apprehended Jorge David Glas Espinel, the former Vice-President…
Argentina v Venezuela? Notes on Diplomatic Tensions and International Dispute Settlement
On 8 December 2024, Venezuelan authorities detained Argentine military police officer Nahuel Agustín Gallo after he entered the country from Colombia. According to Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gallo first travelled by car to Chile, then by plane to Bogotá, and finally by taxi to the Venezuelan border in order to reunite with his Venezuelan partner and…
In This Issue
August 13, 2024
Francisco-José Quintana
This issue opens with a symposium in our occasional series on The European Tradition in International Law. This instalment focuses on the work of Italian jurist Antonio (‘Nino’) Cassese (1937–2011), a founding Editor of EJIL. Convened by Megan Donaldson, Neha Jain, and Sarah Nouwen, the symposium consists of a framing article by Megan Donaldson and three contributions. Donaldson…