Fernando Tesón

Who is Fernando Tesón?

Fernando Tesón is an American legal academic who is known for his contributions to the law of humanitarian intervention and to the philosophy of law. He is the Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar at Florida State University College of Law. His publications include Humanitarian Intervention: An Inquiry into Law and Morality; Rational Choice and Democratic Deliberation [with Guido Pincione]; A Philosophy of International Law; 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 Buenos Aires 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, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Professor Tesón is also the founder, director, arranger, and bandoneón player, Tango Sur, an Argentine tango band.

Since 2012 he has been a member of the Honorary Council of the Libertarian Party of Argentina.