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Maxwell Cohen

1979 Read Medal Recipient

O.C., Q.C., B.A. (Manitoba), LL.B. (Manitoba), LL.M. (Northwestern)

Maxwell Cohen was the first full-time Jewish member of McGill University’s Law Faculty and Canada’s first Jewish Dean of Law. He was an expert on Constitutional Law, was Chairman of the Canadian Jewish Select Committee on the Constitution and Chairman of a Federal Commission on Hate Literature. Professor Cohen served as Chairman on numerous political and legal committees, including the Special Committee on Hate Propaganda (1965-66), Royal Commission on Labour Relations in Newfoundland (1969-72), Marine and Environmental conferences with the Department of External Affairs (1972-74) and the Canada-U.S. International Joint Commission (1974-79). The University of McGill established the Maxwell Cohen Award for high achievement in the advanced study of international law.