American Society of International Law
Michael D. Cooper, Esq. has a diverse range of work experience. Michael is currently serving as the Executive Director and Executive Vice President at the American Society of International Law since October 2022. Prior to this role, they held the position of Associate Vice President at the University of Oxford North American Office from February 2017 to October 2022.
From June 2010 to October 2022, Michael worked as the Managing Director at The Ploughshare Group, LLC. Michael also served as a Public Interest Law Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center from September 2005 to May 2010.
In addition, Michael held various roles in different organizations, including being a Special Assistant to the Deputy Associate Solicitor at the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor in 2009. Michael also served as Director-at-Large and Director of Humanitarian Programs at Mercy Corps from January 2004 to February 2009.
Furthermore, Michael worked as the Director of Development and Communications at Médecins du Monde in 2002. Before that, they were the Director of Human Rights Watch Council at Human Rights Watch from March 2000 to October 2001.
Earlier in their career, Michael held positions such as Grants Coordinator at the International Rescue Committee and Protection Officer at UNHCR, both in 1999.
Michael D. Cooper, Esq. pursued their academic journey with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Drama from New York University, which they completed from 1983 to 1986. In 1989, they enrolled at New York University once again, this time to earn a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Global Policy and Conflict Resolution, which they successfully obtained in 1993. Additionally, in 1990, Michael D. Cooper pursued a Certificate in Peace Research from the University of Oslo (UiO). Later, from 2005 to 2010, they attended the prestigious Georgetown University Law Center, where they completed their Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree.
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American Society of International Law
Our Mission The mission of the American Society of International Law is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. Our Organization ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization founded in 1906 and chartered by Congress in 1950. ASIL holds Category II Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies. The Society is headquartered at Tillar House in Washington, D.C. Our Members The Society's 4,000 members from nearly 100 nations include attorneys, academics, corporate counsel, judges, representatives of governments and nongovernmental organizations, international civil servants, students and others interested in international law. Our Programs Through our meetings, publications, information services and outreach programs, ASIL advances international law scholarship and education for international law professionals as well as for broader policy-making audiences and the public. Our History ASIL was established in 1906. While our educational mission remains as central today as it was then, our programs have adapted to dramatic changes in international law, as both an expansive topic and an evolving professional discipline. The Society celebrated its Centennial in 2006 under the theme, "A Just World Under Law."