Miriam Cohen

Miriam Cohen is an Assistant Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Université de Montréal. She is the recipient of various prestigious awards, fellowships and research grants, including from the Government of Canada research agency for her research on international justice and victims' rights, and from the Canadian Bar Association. She has published over 20 papers in international law and human rights in renowned publications. Prior to her academic career, she practised international law at the International Court of Justice (United Nations) and at the International Criminal Court. She holds a Ph.D. in international law from Leiden University, a Master of Law (LLM) in human rights from Harvard Law School, a Master of law (LLM) in international law from the University of Cambridge, and a Master of law (LLM) from Université de Montréal. She is an international lawyer (Quebec Bar) and has appeared as Counsel before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.