Frédérique Coulée

Frederique Coulée is Professor of Public Law at Université Paris-Saclay, where she leads the International and European Law programme. She is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Master’s Degree in Business and Human Rights, reflecting her deep engagement with the intersection of corporate practice and human rights norms. 

In addition to her academic leadership, she serves as Deputy Vice-President for Social Sciences and Humanities at Université Paris-Saclay. 

Professor Coulée is a recognized expert in international legal frameworks and dispute resolution, particularly in public international law and the responsibility of enterprises under international law. She has contributed extensively to legal scholarship, including through long-standing “Pratique française du droit international” chroniques in the Annuaire français de droit international. 

Within the academic community, she has organized and directed high-level events on global legal issues, including in her role at Paris-Saclay’s Institut d’Études de Droit Public (IEDP). 

Her work has also included curating research on human rights and business. In this realm, she co-led a study day under the aegis of the René Cassin International Institute for Human Rights, which examined convergences and tensions between investment law and human rights law. Professor Coulée is also a Jury member of the Paul Guggenheim Prize in International Law.

Professor Coulée was appointed by France as arbitrator of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in September 2025, and subsequently elected as a member of the Court’s Bureau.