Jean-Pierre Cot (born 23 October 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a French jurist who has served as a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Biography He is the son of Pierre Cot, also a politician and minister. After studying law at Sorbonne University in Paris from 1955 to 1965, he earned a Ph.D. in 1966. He then was professor of public law and international law at the University of Amiens, then the University of Paris I, before being elected as a deputy for Savoie in 1973. He was later re-elected, before joining the Socialist government of Pierre Mauroy in 1981 as deputy minister in charge of Co-operation and Development. He was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) in 1978–1979 and 1984–1999, and chaired the socialist group of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994, before becoming its vice-president in 1997. Since 2002, he has been a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In 2017, he was made an officer of the legion of honour. References External links ITLOS - Judge Jean-Pierre Cot Biography at the website of the ITLOS 1937 births Living people French judges of United Nations courts and tribunals International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea judges MEPs for France 1958–1979 MEPs for France 1984–1989 MEPs for France 1989–1994 MEPs for France 1994–1999 Academic staff of Pantheon-Sorbonne University Lawyers from Geneva Socialist Party (France) MEPs University of Paris alumni