Marcelo Kohen

Kohen obtained his law degree from the National University of Rosario in 1983.{{Cite web |last=@UNRoficial |title=UNR - Reconocimiento a Marcelo Kohen |url=https://unr.edu.ar/noticia/4368/reconocimiento-a-marcelo-kohen |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=unr.edu.ar |language=en}} He obtained the academy diploma from The Hague Academy of International Law in 1990.{{Cite web |title=Awarded Diplomas |url=https://www.hagueacademy.nl/awarded-diplomas/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=The Hague Academy of International Law |language=en-US}} He obtained his PhD in International Law (summa cum laude) from the University of Geneva (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) in 1995, under the supervision of the Egyptian jurist and international judge Georges Abi-Saab.{{Cite book |url=https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/988?ln=en |title=Possession contestée et souveraineté territoriale |date=1995 |publisher=Université de Genève Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales |editor-last=Kohen |editor-first=Marcelo Gustavo |location=Genève}}

Kohen has been Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva since 2002, and a faculty member since 1995.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-20 |title=Un rosarino, pieza clave para liberar la fragata Libertad |url=https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/un-rosarino-pieza-clave-para-liberar-la-fragata-libertad/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Diario El Ciudadano y la Región |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |title=L'impunité recule, malgré la fuite d'un suspect algérien |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/l-impunit%C3%A9-recule--malgr%C3%A9-la-fuite-d-un-suspect-alg%C3%A9rien/7612152 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=fr}} He has twice given courses at The Hague Academy of International Law.{{Cite web |title=Marcelo KOHEN {{!}} IHEID |url=https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/marcelo-kohen |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.graduateinstitute.ch}} He began his academic career in 1986, when, soon after graduating, he became a faculty member at the National University of Rosario.

Kohen has been twice elected Secretary General of the Institut de Droit International (2015 and 2021). Kohen is also the founder of the Latin American Society of International Law and was appointed as its first Director General. Kohen has also served as Rapporteur for the International Law Association, the Council of Europe, as well as the Institut.{{Cite web |title=Kohen Marcelo – Institut de Droit International |url=https://www.idi-iil.org/en/membres/kohen-marcelo/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=www.idi-iil.org}}

He has represented different states on at least twelve occasions before the ICJ, including Argentina in the Uruguay River pulp mill dispute and the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965; Colombia in the Case concerning The Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia); Costa Rica in the Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua); and Serbia in the Advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence.{{Cite web |title=International Law Through Cases {{!}} IHEID |url=https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/international-law-through-cases |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.graduateinstitute.ch}}{{Cite web |last=Niebieskikwiat |first=Natasha |date=2021-12-19 |title=El Gobierno postuló a un abogado argentino para juez de la Corte Internacional de Justicia |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/gobierno-postulo-abogado-argentino-juez-corte-internacional-justicia_0_Vp6jmckiC.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Clarín |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=UCL |date=2019-08-23 |title=Self-Determination after the ICJ Chagos Advisory Opinion |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2019/dec/self-determination-after-icj-chagos-advisory-opinion |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=UCL Faculty of Laws |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Guatemala contra Belice ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia: territorio, islas y mar Caribe |url=https://www.lacapitalmdp.com/guatemala-contra-belice-ante-la-corte-internacional-de-justicia-territorio-islas-y-mar-caribe/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata |language=es-ES}} He has also represented states at other international tribunals, including the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, where he represented Argentina in the “ARA Libertad” Case (Argentina v. Ghana). He has been an arbitrator designated by states from four continents and very different traditions and regimes in at least 14 international cases, including at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and UNCITRAL.{{Cite web |last= |title=Marcelo Kohen |url=https://jusmundi.com/en/p/marcelo-g-kohen |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Jus Mundi |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Marcelo G. Kohen {{!}} italaw |url=https://www.italaw.com/arbitrator/marcelo-g-kohen |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.italaw.com}}

Kohen is often cited in English, French, and Spanish-language news media for his expertise on matters of statehood, secession, and peaceful settlement of international disputes.{{Cite news |date=2022-04-01 |title=Sur fond d'Ukraine, Buenos Aires et Londres se disputent la mémoire de la guerre des Malouines |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/04/01/sur-fond-d-ukraine-buenos-aires-et-londres-se-disputent-la-memoire-de-la-guerre-des-malouines_6120207_3210.html |access-date=2022-04-23}}{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Fact check: Do Vladimir Putin's justifications for going to war against Ukraine add up? {{!}} DW {{!}} 25.02.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-do-vladimir-putins-justifications-for-going-to-war-against-ukraine-add-up/a-60917168 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2017-10-27 |title=Marcelo Kohen: "Pour le droit international, il ne s'est rien passé à Barcelone" |language=fr |work=Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/monde/marcelo-kohen-droit-international-ne-sest-rien-passe-barcelone |access-date=2022-04-23 |issn=1423-3967}}{{Cite news |date=2013-10-07 |title=Was US capture of Libyan al Qaeda suspect legal? |language=en-US |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20131007-usa-capture-libya-anas-al-libi-al-qaeda-raises-legal-questions |access-date=2022-04-23}}{{Cite news |last=Henry |first=Robin |title=Switzerland to expel criminals |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/switzerland-to-expel-criminals-zmhvx9bbvwq |access-date=2022-05-09 |issn=0140-0460}}

He is the author of several publications in English, French, and Spanish.{{Cite journal |last=Ratner |first=Steven R. |date=October 1998 |title=Possession contestée et souveraineté territoriale. By Marcelo G. Kohen. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. Pp. xxv, 550. Index. |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/abs/possession-contestee-et-souverainete-territoriale-by-marcelo-g-kohen-paris-presses-universitaires-de-france-pp-xxv-550-index/BB53B04D9A368CBBE051B0AEA39F8A3C |journal=American Journal of International Law |language=en |volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=782–784 |doi=10.2307/2998147 |jstor=2998147 |issn=0002-9300|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite web |date=2012-03-20 |title=LJIL Symposium: From Nicaragua to R2P: Continuity and Change |url=http://opiniojuris.org/2012/03/20/ljil-nicaragua-to-r2p/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Opinio Juris |language=en-US}} His book "Possession contestée et souveraineté territoriale" (Presses universitaires de France, 1997) was awarded the Paul Guggenheim Prize in 1997.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Seminar with Professor Marcelo Kohen - The Faculty of Law |url=https://www.jus.uio.no/english/research/areas/hr-conflicts/events/seminar-with-professor-marcelo-kohen.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.jus.uio.no |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Kohen |first=Marcelo G. |url=http://books.openedition.org/iheid/1292 |title=Possession contestée et souveraineté territoriale |date=2014-09-01 |publisher=Graduate Institute Publications |isbn=978-2-940549-20-7 |series=International |location=Genève |language=fr}}

Marcelo Kohen was elected Secretary General of the Institute of International Law in 2015, at the 77th session held in Tallinn (Estonia). He was re-elected as Secretary General in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Designan a argentino en instituto mundial más prestigioso en Derecho Internacional |url=https://www.ambito.com/politica/designan-argentino-instituto-mundial-mas-prestigioso-derecho-internacional-n3904700 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.ambito.com}}

Kohen represented the Institute at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates 2019 in Mérida, Mexico. In this context, he argued that "the law is the weapon of the weak in their relationship with the powerful" and stressed that "force does not give rights."{{Cite web |date=2019-09-24 |title=Un código penal no erradica delitos, pero mejora las reglas: Marcelo Kohen |url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/un-codigo-penal-no-erradica-delitos-pero-mejora-las-reglas-marcelo-kohen/1338024 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Excélsior |language=es}}

• Marcelo G. Kohen and Christian Tomuschat, '[https://brill.com/view/title/57742 Flexibility in International Dispute Settlement]' (Brill, 2020).
• Marcelo G. Kohen and Patrick Dumberry, '[https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/institute-of-international-laws-resolution-on-state-succession-and-state-responsibility/D03805DDC04B23BD190666DA287DB0A0 The Institute of International Law's Resolution on State Succession and State Responsibility]' (Cambridge University Press, 2019).{{Cite book |last1=Kohen |first1=Marcelo G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUh8W1-TnNcC |title=Secession: International Law Perspectives |last2=Kohen |first2=Marcelo G. |date=2006-03-21 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-84928-9 |language=en}}
• Marcelo G. Kohen and Mamadou Hébié, '[https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-territorial-disputes-in-international-law-9781782546863.html Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law]' (EE Elgar, 2018).{{Cite book |last1=Kohen |first1=Marcelo G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gaFyDwAAQBAJ |title=Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law |last2=Hébié |first2=Mamadou |date=2018-10-26 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-78254-687-0 |language=en}}
• Marcelo G. Kohen, [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/secession/FBD805DAF5E685CCB1A4AFD400F673A2 'Secession: international law perspectives'] (Cambridge University Press, 2006).
• Marcelo G. Kohen, '[https://books.openedition.org/iheid/1292 Possession contestée et souveraineté territoriale'] (Presses universitaires de France, 1997).
• Marcelo G. Kohen, '[https://dadun.unav.edu/bitstream/10171/22094/1/ADI_XVII_2001_04.pdf La contribución de América Latina al desarrollo progresivo del Derecho Internacional en materia territorial'] (Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, 2001).

Professor Marcelo Kohen is one of the largest contributors to the United Nations [https://legal.un.org/poa/avl.html Audiovisual Library of International Law] lecture series, that offers a "collection of lectures on virtually every subject of international law" given by the most prominent international law scholars and practitioners around the world.{{Cite web |title=Programme of Assistance in the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law |url=https://legal.un.org/poa/avl.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=legal.un.org}} He has given four lectures, one mini-series, and features in two online panels.{{Cite web |title=@kohen2022icj: "Did you know that Professor Marcelo Kohen has four lectures, one mini-series, and features in two panels published in the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law?..." |url=https://twitter.com/kohen2022icj/status/1565650416783835141 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Twitter |language=en}} These include:

• [https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Kohen_IL.html 'La práctica y la teoría de las fuentes del Derecho Internacional'] in the [http://legal.un.org/avl/lectureseries.html Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law].
• [https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Kohen_S.html 'La relation titres-effectivités dans le contentieux territorial'] in the [http://legal.un.org/avl/lectureseries.html Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law].
• [https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/beijing.html 'Asia and International Law: A New Era. The Third Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law'] in the [http://legal.un.org/avl/lectureseries.html Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law].
• [https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/ICJ_Conference_CT.html 'Conference on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Peace Palace: The International Court of Justice and the International Legal System'] in the [http://legal.un.org/avl/lectureseries.html Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law].

• [https://www.idref.fr/060914106 Works by and about Marcelo Kohen] in the Système universitaire de documentation (SUDOC) catalog (Association of French University Libraries).

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