Francisco J. Quintana
@fjquintana.com
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Global Law, University of Edinburgh.
🌟 Call for papers 🌟
'How is the earth written, by whom and to what ends? And how is it written through law? What distinguishes the planetary, the global & the international—and how might these distinctions matter legally?'
Join us in Florence in June!
@eui-eu.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social
'How is the earth written, by whom and to what ends? And how is it written through law? What distinguishes the planetary, the global & the international—and how might these distinctions matter legally?'
Join us in Florence in June!
@eui-eu.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🌟 Call for papers 🌟
'How is the earth written, by whom and to what ends? And how is it written through law? What distinguishes the planetary, the global & the international—and how might these distinctions matter legally?'
Join us in Florence in June!
@eui-eu.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social
'How is the earth written, by whom and to what ends? And how is it written through law? What distinguishes the planetary, the global & the international—and how might these distinctions matter legally?'
Join us in Florence in June!
@eui-eu.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social
This feels like a crime against reading. Berman did not consent to this AI butcher job.
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This feels like a crime against reading. Berman did not consent to this AI butcher job.
Delighted to see JIEL 28(3) out in the world, which includes my article 'Dollar Dominance, De-Dollarisation, and International Law'.
The rest of the issue is packed with sharp work (inc @jbentonheath.bsky.social, @dcpeat.bsky.social, @elenachachko.bsky.social).
academic.oup.com/jiel/article...
The rest of the issue is packed with sharp work (inc @jbentonheath.bsky.social, @dcpeat.bsky.social, @elenachachko.bsky.social).
academic.oup.com/jiel/article...
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Delighted to see JIEL 28(3) out in the world, which includes my article 'Dollar Dominance, De-Dollarisation, and International Law'.
The rest of the issue is packed with sharp work (inc @jbentonheath.bsky.social, @dcpeat.bsky.social, @elenachachko.bsky.social).
academic.oup.com/jiel/article...
The rest of the issue is packed with sharp work (inc @jbentonheath.bsky.social, @dcpeat.bsky.social, @elenachachko.bsky.social).
academic.oup.com/jiel/article...
Had a good reading day while preparing a lecture on customary law for the Global Law LLB at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social.
From William Twining, ‘The Camel in the Zoo’ in Law in Context: Enlarging a Discipline (Oxford University Press 1997):
From William Twining, ‘The Camel in the Zoo’ in Law in Context: Enlarging a Discipline (Oxford University Press 1997):
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Had a good reading day while preparing a lecture on customary law for the Global Law LLB at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social.
From William Twining, ‘The Camel in the Zoo’ in Law in Context: Enlarging a Discipline (Oxford University Press 1997):
From William Twining, ‘The Camel in the Zoo’ in Law in Context: Enlarging a Discipline (Oxford University Press 1997):
I v much enjoyed reading this provocative and important indictment of 'contributionism' in the historiography of international law in Latin America by M. Díaz Chalela and @samuelmoyn.bsky.social.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
September 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I v much enjoyed reading this provocative and important indictment of 'contributionism' in the historiography of international law in Latin America by M. Díaz Chalela and @samuelmoyn.bsky.social.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
This week, despite Venezuela's 2012 denunciation of the American Convention, the IACtHR held that Venezuela remains bound. Why? Because Guaidó re-ratified the Convention, retroactive to 2013, in 2019. The catch? Maduro was incumbent before and after Guaidó, and, arguably, during Guaidó.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week, despite Venezuela's 2012 denunciation of the American Convention, the IACtHR held that Venezuela remains bound. Why? Because Guaidó re-ratified the Convention, retroactive to 2013, in 2019. The catch? Maduro was incumbent before and after Guaidó, and, arguably, during Guaidó.
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Just back from the LASIL (SLADI) Biennial in Montevideo, where ~100 scholars met for three days of rich, honest debate on international law, politics, and Latin America’s role in the world. Grateful to co-organise with amazing colleagues. See you in Mexico City 2027!
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just back from the LASIL (SLADI) Biennial in Montevideo, where ~100 scholars met for three days of rich, honest debate on international law, politics, and Latin America’s role in the world. Grateful to co-organise with amazing colleagues. See you in Mexico City 2027!
I'm delighted to be heading to Brasília 🇧🇷 for @icon-s.bsky.social 2025. I’ll be presenting my work on dollar dominance and de-dollarisation in a panel discussion with B. Kingsbury, D. Petrova, and A. Rodiles.
If you're around and would like to meet up for a coffee, do reach out!
If you're around and would like to meet up for a coffee, do reach out!
July 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm delighted to be heading to Brasília 🇧🇷 for @icon-s.bsky.social 2025. I’ll be presenting my work on dollar dominance and de-dollarisation in a panel discussion with B. Kingsbury, D. Petrova, and A. Rodiles.
If you're around and would like to meet up for a coffee, do reach out!
If you're around and would like to meet up for a coffee, do reach out!
Jaime Torres Bodet was a Mexican writer, diplomat and university professor who served as the second Director-General of UNESCO (1948-1952). His writings express a bygone era when international law and diplomacy functioned as ambitious languages and practices of worldmaking in and from Latin America.
July 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Jaime Torres Bodet was a Mexican writer, diplomat and university professor who served as the second Director-General of UNESCO (1948-1952). His writings express a bygone era when international law and diplomacy functioned as ambitious languages and practices of worldmaking in and from Latin America.
The move away from the dollar (particularly in Asia) keeps gaining momentum. One might call this... an ongoing de-dollarisation.
June 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The move away from the dollar (particularly in Asia) keeps gaining momentum. One might call this... an ongoing de-dollarisation.
I’m pleased to share the programme for SLADI 2025, the upcoming Biennial Conference of the Latin American Society of International Law.
SLADI will once again offer a vital and genuinely horizontal platform to rethink international law in – and from – Latin America.
drive.google.com/file/d/1mdMB...
SLADI will once again offer a vital and genuinely horizontal platform to rethink international law in – and from – Latin America.
drive.google.com/file/d/1mdMB...
June 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’m pleased to share the programme for SLADI 2025, the upcoming Biennial Conference of the Latin American Society of International Law.
SLADI will once again offer a vital and genuinely horizontal platform to rethink international law in – and from – Latin America.
drive.google.com/file/d/1mdMB...
SLADI will once again offer a vital and genuinely horizontal platform to rethink international law in – and from – Latin America.
drive.google.com/file/d/1mdMB...
Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Meeting friends and heroes at the EUI workshop “Shifting Powers, Shifting Roles:
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
The Present and Future of International Institutions”.
Brilliant keynote discussions by @monicahakimi.bsky.social, Tony Anghie, @sarahnou.bsky.social.
Also a great setting to discuss de-dollarisation and int’l law!
I’m delighted to announce that, from July, I’ll join @uoelawschool.bsky.social as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Global Law. I look forward to working with so many outstanding colleagues and contributing to the new LLB Global Law at one of the world’s leading law schools.
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I’m delighted to announce that, from July, I’ll join @uoelawschool.bsky.social as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Global Law. I look forward to working with so many outstanding colleagues and contributing to the new LLB Global Law at one of the world’s leading law schools.
Brazil's stats agency just turned the world upside-down – literally. New map puts the Global South on top and Brazil in the spotlight, highlighting 'Brazil’s current leadership in ... BRICS and Mercosur, and its role as host of COP30'.
valorinternational.globo.com/google/amp/p...
valorinternational.globo.com/google/amp/p...
May 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Brazil's stats agency just turned the world upside-down – literally. New map puts the Global South on top and Brazil in the spotlight, highlighting 'Brazil’s current leadership in ... BRICS and Mercosur, and its role as host of COP30'.
valorinternational.globo.com/google/amp/p...
valorinternational.globo.com/google/amp/p...
Great workshop on 'The Juridification of Justice' @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social (@torkrever.bsky.social & @norajaber.bsky.social).
I argued that our concern should not be the degree to which justice becomes 'juridified', but which 'jus' –which understanding of law– guides our visions of justice.
I argued that our concern should not be the degree to which justice becomes 'juridified', but which 'jus' –which understanding of law– guides our visions of justice.
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Great workshop on 'The Juridification of Justice' @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social (@torkrever.bsky.social & @norajaber.bsky.social).
I argued that our concern should not be the degree to which justice becomes 'juridified', but which 'jus' –which understanding of law– guides our visions of justice.
I argued that our concern should not be the degree to which justice becomes 'juridified', but which 'jus' –which understanding of law– guides our visions of justice.
In The Brutalist, a speech at the Venice Biennale concludes: "It's not the journey, it's the destination."
The irony? That very scene showcases stunning architectural drawings and buildings—now at the centre of controversy for being AI-generated.
The irony? That very scene showcases stunning architectural drawings and buildings—now at the centre of controversy for being AI-generated.
February 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In The Brutalist, a speech at the Venice Biennale concludes: "It's not the journey, it's the destination."
The irony? That very scene showcases stunning architectural drawings and buildings—now at the centre of controversy for being AI-generated.
The irony? That very scene showcases stunning architectural drawings and buildings—now at the centre of controversy for being AI-generated.
An open question remains. Given the challenges of LatAm organisation, and the fact that the interest in diversification in response to Trump extends well beyond the Americas, could BRICS or other non-Western/non-North Atlantic groupings serve as a forum for coordination?
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January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
An open question remains. Given the challenges of LatAm organisation, and the fact that the interest in diversification in response to Trump extends well beyond the Americas, could BRICS or other non-Western/non-North Atlantic groupings serve as a forum for coordination?
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(2) Arguably, the overconfidence of the Latin American pink tide meant they never fully harnessed (or took seriously) international organisations or international law.
We could certainly use a strong UNASUR today.
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We could certainly use a strong UNASUR today.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
(2) Arguably, the overconfidence of the Latin American pink tide meant they never fully harnessed (or took seriously) international organisations or international law.
We could certainly use a strong UNASUR today.
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We could certainly use a strong UNASUR today.
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Still, there are clear explanations for this lack of coordination, such as:
(1) Latin American states have concentrated their regionalist efforts around the OAS (and the Inter-American system) based in Washington, DC, and inclusive of the US.
I discuss this in my EJIL article:
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(1) Latin American states have concentrated their regionalist efforts around the OAS (and the Inter-American system) based in Washington, DC, and inclusive of the US.
I discuss this in my EJIL article:
4/6 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Still, there are clear explanations for this lack of coordination, such as:
(1) Latin American states have concentrated their regionalist efforts around the OAS (and the Inter-American system) based in Washington, DC, and inclusive of the US.
I discuss this in my EJIL article:
4/6 🧵
(1) Latin American states have concentrated their regionalist efforts around the OAS (and the Inter-American system) based in Washington, DC, and inclusive of the US.
I discuss this in my EJIL article:
4/6 🧵
Diversifying partnerships has long been a staple of effective foreign policy in semi-peripheral countries. Diversification, however, is not always easy. The present context offers an obvious possibility: China (as @alonso-gd.bsky.social and others have pointed out).
Yet...
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Yet...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Diversifying partnerships has long been a staple of effective foreign policy in semi-peripheral countries. Diversification, however, is not always easy. The present context offers an obvious possibility: China (as @alonso-gd.bsky.social and others have pointed out).
Yet...
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Yet...
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Trump is bullying—and arguably violating the prohibition on intervention with respect to—Panama, Colombia, and Mexico. As Oliver Stuenkel points out, even most right-wing governments will seek to diversify partnerships to limit their exposure to Trump.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Trump is bullying—and arguably violating the prohibition on intervention with respect to—Panama, Colombia, and Mexico. As Oliver Stuenkel points out, even most right-wing governments will seek to diversify partnerships to limit their exposure to Trump.
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Intrigued by this new article by Kangle Zhang & Ukri Soirila in the latest Nordic Journal of International Law. Looking forward to reading it soon—before my 2025 “to read” pile spirals out of control.
December 23, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Intrigued by this new article by Kangle Zhang & Ukri Soirila in the latest Nordic Journal of International Law. Looking forward to reading it soon—before my 2025 “to read” pile spirals out of control.
M. Kohen: "States held responsible, through their actions or omissions, for their...historical or current greenhouse gas emissions, have an obligation to remedy the losses and damages...".
The contributions of Arg lawyers are a beacon of integrity in contrast to Milei's climate denialism.
The contributions of Arg lawyers are a beacon of integrity in contrast to Milei's climate denialism.
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
M. Kohen: "States held responsible, through their actions or omissions, for their...historical or current greenhouse gas emissions, have an obligation to remedy the losses and damages...".
The contributions of Arg lawyers are a beacon of integrity in contrast to Milei's climate denialism.
The contributions of Arg lawyers are a beacon of integrity in contrast to Milei's climate denialism.