Zooming out, then Zooming in: Using International Law to Advance Justice

Benjamin Hoffman is a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Clinic.

Adapted from keynote remarks delivered at the Columbia Society of International Law Faculty Honors Award Reception at Columbia Law School, on April 20, 2016.

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