Fernando Tesón is an Argentine-American

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who is known for his contributions to the

philosophy of law Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of law and law's relationship to other systems of norms, especially ethics and political philosophy. It asks questions like "What is law?", "What are the criteria for legal val ...

(especially, the law of

humanitarian intervention Humanitarian intervention is the use or threat of military force by a state (or states) across borders with the intent of ending severe and widespread human rights violations in a state which has not given permission for the use of force. Human ...

) and to neoclassical liberal theory. He is the Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar at

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. His publications include ''Humanitarian Intervention: An Inquiry into Law and Morality'' (3rd ed fully revised and updated, Transnational Publishers 2005); ''Rational Choice and Democratic Deliberation'' (Cambridge University Press 2006) ith Guido Pincione ''A Philosophy of International Law'' (

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1998); and many articles in law, philosophy, and international relations journals and collections of essays. Before entering academia, Professor Tesón was a career diplomat for the Argentina Foreign Ministry in

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for four years. He resigned from the Argentine foreign service in 1981 to protest against the human rights abuses of the Argentine government and serves as permanent visiting professor,

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella The Torcuato Di Tella University (''Universidad Torcuato Di Tella'', commonly referred to as UTDT or La Di Tella) is a non-profit private university founded in 1991. Located Buenos Aires, Argentina, it is focused primarily on social sciences. The ...

, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tesón is also the founder, director, arranger, and

bandoneón The bandoneon (or bandonion, es, bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held ...

player, of ''Tango Sur'', an Argentine tango band. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Honorary Council of the Argentine

Liberal Libertarian Party The Liberal Libertarian Party ( es, Partido Liberal Libertario) was a political party from Argentina founded in 2009. It defines itself both as a classical liberal and libertarian party. Its political platform advocates limited government, free ...

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