Judge Eugene Cotran is a circuit judge in England and one of the main jurists in charge of the drafting of a Basic Law of Palestine.
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Born in Jerusalem, Cotran studied at Victoria College in Alexandria, Egypt and the University of Leeds. He was a research fellow in international law at the Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded an LL.D. by the University of London for his publications in the field of African law and his work at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
He was subsequently appointed a High Court Judge in Kenya and remained in this position until 1982. On his return to London he became a visiting professor and chairman of the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law at the SOAS. After the Oslo Accords, Judge Cotran was appointed to the Board of the Commissioners of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (PICHR). He assisted in the drafting of the Basic Law for Palestine.
He also worked in projects for the unification of the laws of the West Bank and Gaza and has also acted as an Advisor to the Negotiation Affairs Department of the PLO.