Samuel Sontag

Global Public Service Fellow
Conflict Transformation Research

Berlin, Germany

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Samuel Sontag is the Global Public Service Fellow at the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation. His research focuses on the nexus of transitional and climate justice.

Before joining the Berghof Foundation, Samuel received his juris doctor from Columbia Law School, where his studies focused on international human rights, comparative constitutional law, mediation and transitional justice. He was awarded the Alfred S. Forsyth Prize for achievement in and commitment to environmental law, and the David M. Berger Memorial Prize for commitment to international law and world peace. During his time at Columbia, he collaborated on a forthcoming report with the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies arguing for the incorporation of environmental and climate issues into a future transitional justice process in Yemen. He coordinated the launch of the Ukraine Legal Network to provide access to justice for Ukrainian refugees located in the Netherlands. He also served as legal assistant to the Commission of Inquiry for Cambodia, presenting findings on violations of the rule of law before the UN Human Rights Committee.