Professor Miriam Cohen has been appointed Director of the Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP) with effect from 1 June 2026. Internationally recognised for the excellence of her work in international law, human rights and reparative justice, Professor Cohen will continue to pursue the Centre’s mission of excellence and outreach over the next four […] Read more
Professor Miriam Cohen appeared on 13 April as an expert witness before the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development as part of an inquiry into the "Current Situation for Democracy and Human Rights Defenders Around the World". This study aims to analyse several major issues, including […] Read more
17 April 2026 • 9H 17 April 2026 • 17H
Salon François-Chevrette (A3464), Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal
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
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
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
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
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
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
13 November 2025 14 November 2025
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
11 November 2025 • 16H 11 November 2025 • 18H
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