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Book Talk: The Power of Law by Wolfgang Kaleck

September 29, 2026
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
America/New_York
Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027 Jerome Greene Annex

Join the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute for a book talk with Wolfgang Kaleck, founder and General Secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), on his book The Power of Law.

For decades, Kaleck has worked to hold state and corporate actors accountable for serious human rights violations through courts in Germany and around the world. Drawing on this experience, he will discuss the role law can play in challenging injustice and powerful actors, as well as its limits as a tool for human rights and social change. Wolfgang Kaleck is a leading international human rights lawyer and the author of several books on law, justice, and accountability.

  • When: Tuesday, September 29 | 12:30-1:30pm
  • Where: JG Annex

Speaker: Wolfgang Kaleck, General Secretary, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

Lunch will be served.

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