Team

Postdoctoral researcher

Charles Codère

Charles Codère

Postdoctoral Researcher

Charles Codère is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Chair on New Challenges of Economic Globalization (NEME) at Université Laval. He holds a doctoral degree in law, specializing in innovation, science, and technology, from the University of Montreal, as well as a Master's in Public International Law from the University of Oslo and an LLB from the University of Montreal. He has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2016.

Charles's research focuses on international environmental law, particularly climate change law, and the implementation of obligations arising from international environmental treaties in domestic law. His doctoral thesis explored legal issues related to the transfer of climate technologies under the Paris Agreement on climate change. During his postdoctoral journey within the NEME Chair, he focus on examining the operationalization of climate disclosure standards for companies and their potential interactions with the norms and mechanisms of the Paris Agreement.

Milcar Jeff Dorce

Milcar Jeff Dorcé

Postdoctoral Fellow

Milcar Jeff Dorcé holds a doctorate in public international law from the University of Bordeaux. He is a lawyer and has been a member of the Petit-Goâve Bar (Haiti) since 2014. He is a member of the editorial committee of the Arbitration Club and the French Association for European Studies. He recently obtained the Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (CAPA) in France. He joined the NEME Chair in October 2024.

His work focuses on international investment agreements and Caribbean economic integration. His doctoral thesis was on the *International Protection of Investments in the Caribbean*. He has authored several presentations, book chapters, and articles published in French, Canadian, American, South American, and Caribbean academic journals. He has collaborated with researchers from diverse geographical areas (North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa) and different disciplines (international economic law, European Union law, CARICOM law, legal history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology). His current research project examines the interactions between Indigenous rights and investment arbitration, with a primary focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. He also works on counterclaims, developments within the Caribbean Court of Justice, third-party funding, sustainable development, the rule of law, good governance, and various issues related to the sociology of arbitration, such as the geographical and ethnic diversity of arbitrators, civil society participation, and perceptions of arbitral justice.