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Marjorie Cohn
Born	(1948-11-01) November 1, 1948 (age 76)

Academic background
Education	Stanford University (BA) Santa Clara University (JD)
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Criminal law · criminal procedure · international human rights law
Institutions	Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Marjorie Cohn (born November 1, 1948)^[1] is an American legal scholar working as a professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. She is also a former president of the National Lawyers Guild.^[2]^[3]

Education

In 1978, Cohn received a job in the International Association of Democratic Lawyers.^[5] She also "participated in delegations to Cuba, China, Russia, and Yugoslavia" and served as staff counsel for the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board.^[5]

Cohn strongly opposed the "U.S.-engineered deportation" of Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity 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".^[6]

Cohn has contributed online commentary criticizing the former Bush administration to web sites such as MWC News, AlterNet, CounterPunch, Common Dreams, After Downing Street, ZNetwork, and Truthdig. She also states that she has been a commentator for the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and Pacifica Radio.^[2]^[3]

Cohn has received the following awards:^[2]

2005: Service to Legal Education Award by the San Diego County Bar Association.
2007: Bernard E. Witkin, Esq. Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Law by the San Diego Law Library Justice Foundation.