Dr. Miriam Cohen

Biography

Miriam Cohen is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at the Université de Montréal. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice and teaches courses in public international law, international human rights law, and international criminal justice. She earned her Doctorate in International Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands and has pursued graduate studies at Harvard Law School and the University of Cambridge. Cohen has received numerous awards for her research, including the Scholarly Book Award from the Canadian Council of International Law and the Legal Writing Prize from the Quebec Bar Foundation. Her research focuses on international human rights law, including the responsibilities of international institutions and the resolution of international disputes. She has published over forty articles and book chapters in leading publications across the globe. In addition, she has been actively involved with various international legal organizations and has served as a legal counsel for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Cohen is proficient in multiple languages, including Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and has working knowledge of Italian and Dutch.

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