Marcelo Alegre received his J.S.D. from New York University. He is a professor of law and philosophy at the Universities of Buenos Aires and Palermo, and a visiting professor at the Universidad de Chile. Professor Alegre has worked for former President Alfonsín on institutional reforms, and took part in the drafting of the Constitution of 1994. He has published several articles and co-authored books on human rights, constitutional law, and moral and political philosophy. He is a visiting scholar at CLAS.