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7e Colloque étudiant de la Société québécoise de droit international : « Promesses et défis du droit international en temps de crise »
18 March 2026 Miriam Cohen / Nouwagnon Olivier Afogo
Ce 7e colloque du Cercle étudiant de la Société québécoise de droit international réunit des personnes étudiantes aux cycles supérieurs, des chercheur·e·s postdoctoraux·ales et des diplômé·e·s récents en droit international public provenant du Québec, du reste du Canada et de l’international. À travers des panels thématiques modérés par des professeur·e·s reconnu·e·s, le colloque explore les […] Read more
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11th International Criminal Justice Days, Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University
18 March 2026 Miriam Cohen
From 29 to 30 January 2026, Professor Miriam Cohen took part in the 11th International Criminal Justice Days at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University, where she had the privilege of presenting the conference’s conclusions. Read more
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Brief on international law and human rights issues raised by Bill 1 to the National Assembly
29 January 2026 Julien-Manuel Després / Miriam Cohen
Professor Miriam Cohen, in collaboration with Julien-Manuel Desprès, a master's candidate and intern at the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice and the Human Rights and International Justice Lab, contributed to the preliminary research and drafting of a brief submitted with Amnesty International Canada Francophone during the consultation on Bill 1. […] Read more
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Repairing transgenerational harm in the Ongwen case before the International Criminal Court: The next frontier in reparative justice for international crimes?
31 December 2025 Miriam Cohen
Miriam Cohen, "Repairing transgenerational harm in the Ongwen case before the International Criminal Court: The next frontier in reparative justice for international crimes", African Human Rights Law Journal, 2025(25), pp. 513-533. Summary The Ongwen case marks a turning point in international criminal justice in several respects. It presented an opportunity for the International Criminal Court (ICC) […] Read more
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COP30: Belém did not meet expectations
8 December 2025 Miriam Cohen
Professor Miriam Cohen and Camille Martini, doctoral candidate in law, published an open letter in La Presse on December 4, 2025, in which they discuss the conclusions of COP 30 in light of the July 23, 2025 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in relation to climate change. They assert […] Read more
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Quebec Constitution Project: Lawyers appeal to the UN
8 December 2025 Miriam Cohen
Lawyers and human rights groups are calling on the UN to call the Quebec government to order and withdraw its bill enacting a Quebec constitution, on the grounds that it violates, in their view, a series of rights recognized in Canada and internationally. According to Professor Miriam Cohen, “the expectation is that this will prompt […] Read more
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54th Canadian Council on International Law ‘Advisory Opinions on Climate Crisis: Findings, Opportunities and Challenges’
26 November 2025 Miriam Cohen
On 13 and 14 November 2025, Professor Miriam Cohen participated in the 54th Canadian Council on International Law in Ottawa in a panel entitled ‘Advisory Opinions on the Climate Crisis: Findings, Opportunities and Challenges’. 13 - 14 november 2025 Ottawa Read more
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Freezing and confiscation of foreign central bank assets and international law
10 October 2025 Miriam Cohen
This event is organised by the Société Québécoise de Droit International, the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Reparative Justice, the Centre de Recherche en Droit Public, and the Human Rights and International Justice Lab. It will conclude with the presentation of an honorary membership of the Société Québécoise de Droit International to Professor […] Read more
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Miriam Cohen and Silviana Cocan receive the Louise Dandurand Award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec
9 October 2025 Miriam Cohen / Silviana Cocan
Professor Miriam Cohen and Lecturer Silviana Cocan won the Fonds de recherche du Québec's Louise Dandurand Prize in the Society and Culture category for their article entitled: ‘The duality of international state responsibility and individual criminal responsibility in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war: an analysis in light of the prosecution of acts of aggression […] Read more
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Impacts of Trump's presence on international law: initial findings and reactions
9 October 2025 Miriam Cohen
This scientific event is organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal, with support from the Stellari Fund, the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice, the Chair in Governance and International Trade Law, the International Commission of Jurists (Canadian section), and the University of Messina (Italy). 10 October […] Read more
