We are pleased to announce that professors Miriam Cohen and Stéphane Beaulac and Sarah-Michèle Vincent-Wright, PhD student and scientific coordinator of the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Restorative Justice, have just submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The brief presents observations on "The content and scope […] Read more
Last Monday, a doctoral workshop organised by Professor Miriam Cohen was held in the conference room of the Centre for Public Law Research (CRDP). The meeting was attended by postdoctoral researcher Tamara Gonçalves and doctoral students Olouwafêmi Rodrigue Oloudé, Alex Silva Oliveira, Nouwagnon Olivier Afogo (supervised by Miriam Cohen), Gaëlle Foucault and Moussa Coulibaly. Discussions […] Read more
We are delighted to announce that professor Miriam Cohen has authored a new encyclopedia entry in the Max Plank Encyclopedias of International Law! The entry takes a comparative perspective on "documentary evidence" within various international courts and tribunals. "It aims to provide a comparative account and a critical assessment of the rules and practice governing […] Read more
The Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Restorative Justice is pleased to present its team of researchers. They all have different backgrounds and profiles, but one thing they have in common: their passion for the law. They have embarked on a new stage in their legal careers by joining the Chair to further […] Read more
Professor Miriam Cohen and Mr. Renan Teles Campos de Carvalho, Research Associate at the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice, participated as scientific experts in a focus group as part of the public consultation process of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to revise and complete […] Read more
Professor Miriam Cohen and doctoral candidate (LLD) Nouwagnon Olivier Afogo are the authors of the article The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Protection of Human Rights and the Public Interest at Sea. They analyze the Tribunal's contribution to the Law of the Sea spectrum, particularly in cases […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. L’équipe composée de Laure Moneger, Pierre-Polo Bergeron, Vincent Frenette et Léna Barriere a fièrement représenté la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal lors de la dernière édition du Concours de plaidoirie Charales-Rousseau, le prestigieux concours de procès simulé en droit international public général en langue française. […] Read more
As part of the project "At the Edge of Globalization: Global Governance and its Limits", Miriam Cohen is part of a team of six researchers who have been awarded the Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et culture (FRQSC) grant of nearly $400,000. This will allow her to collaborate on global governance projects while highlighting […] Read more
On February 7th, the Law and Politics Committee of the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal organized a 4-to-7 networking event, inviting students, professors, ambassadors and consuls to come and share their experience while enjoying aperitifs. Among the guests of the evening was Professor Miriam Cohen. This was a unique opportunity for students […] Read more
We are proud to announce that Professor Miriam Cohen, chairholder of the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and international Reparative Justice, has been awarded the 2022 Scholarly Book Award in the Canadian Council on International Law's Awards for Excellence in Scholarship competition. This prize recognizes books that bring a significant contribution to international law literature. […] Read more