Marjorie Cohn (born November 1, 1948) is a professor of law at the
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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San Diego, California
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, and a former president of the
National Lawyers Guild
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In 1978 Cohn received a job in the International Association of Democratic Lawyers International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) is an international organization of left-wing and progressive jurists' associations with sections and members in 50 countries and territories. Along with facilitating contact and exchange of vi ...
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by Thomas Jefferson School of Law She also "participated in delegations to Cuba
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, China
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, Russia
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, and Yugoslavia
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" early in her career.
Writings
Cohn strongly opposed the "U.S.-engineered deportation" of Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević
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to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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for crimes against humanity
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committed in Yugoslavia. She accused the West of targeting Serbian civilians and stated the deportation to the Tribunal was "a crime against the people of Yugoslavia".
Cohn has contributed online commentary criticizing the former Bush administration to web sites such as MWC News, AlterNet
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Coverage
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, CounterPunch
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, CommonDreams
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, After Downing Street
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, ZNet
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and Truthdig
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. She also states that she has been a commentator for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
In mid-2008, Cohn testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties concerning
(i.e. torture) and their legal status.