First They Came for the Students: AAUP v. Rubio
Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Jerome Greene Hall 107

Join us for a conversation with key members of the winning legal team involved in the AAUP v. Rubio case. In a major victory for free speech, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), represented by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, successfully challenged the Trump administration’s policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty for their pro-Palestinian advocacy.

Lawyers from the Knight Institute will explore the constitutional arguments that led to the win in AAUP v. Rubio, the implications for students and faculty at universities nationwide, and what this legal victory means in the broader fight against the Trump administration’s authoritarian attempts to shut down lawful protest and dissent.

Featured Speakers:

  • Ramya Krishnan, Senior Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute; Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School
  • George Wang, Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute

When:     12:10-1:10pm, Thursday, October 30, 2025

Where:     JG 102A

Co-sponsors: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University

Lunch will be served 

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HRI
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Negotiating A Crimes against Humanity Convention: Towards the 2026 Preparatory Committee
Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Jerome Greene Hall 107

Join Columbia Law School for a timely conversation with the Legal Advisers of the Philippines and The Gambia on the forthcoming negotiations to create a Crimes Against Humanity Convention. The discussion will explore the significance of this treaty—a historic opportunity to close one of the last major gaps in the international legal framework protecting human rights—and the leadership roles of states from the Global Majority in advancing it. 

Speakers: 

  • Azela Guerrero Arumpac- marte, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the UN
  • Marang Sanyang, Legal Advisor, Permanent Mission of Gambia to the UN

When:   Thursday, November 13, 2025 |12:10-1:10PM.

Where:  Columbia Law School | Jerome Greene Hall 107

Lunch will be served.

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Event Contact Information:
Human Rights Institute
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