Amicus Brief Filed in a Case Before the Colombian Constitutional Court
In February 2017, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a ruling that could have serious consequences for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression…
The Elusive Rule of Law to Protect Journalists
The elusive rule of law to protect journalists Dr. Agnes Callamard, Director, Global Freedom of Expression at Columbia University [1] Speech for “Ending Impunity: Upholding…
2015-16 Implementation Report
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is pleased to announce the release of our Implementation Report for 2015 and 2016. It documents our achievements in advancing…
Amicus brief urges New York court to ensure farmworkers enjoy the right to organize
New York Law Violates Farmworkers’ Human Rights, says Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic Amicus brief urges NY court to ensure farmworkers receive the same…
Submission on the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill
Abstract The following brief was submitted in response to The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa’s Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes…
Military Electoral Authoritarianism in Egypt
Texas A&M University School of Law July 18, 2016 Forthcoming, Elections Law Journal (Spring 2017) Abstract: Authoritarian regimes hold elections not to democratize, but to…
(De)Liberalizing Judicial Independence in Egypt
Texas A&M University School of Law September 13, 2015 Egypt and the Contradictions of Liberalism: Liberalism, Intelligentsia, and the Future of Egyptian Democracy (2016), Forthcoming…
Bringing Down an Uprising: Egypt’s Stillborn Revolution
Texas A&M University School of Law August 14, 2014 30 Conn. J. Int’l L. 1 (2014) Abstract: Despite warnings that bleak socio-economic conditions were pushing…
Independence Without Accountability: The Judicial Paradox of Egypt’s Failed Transition to Democracy
Texas A&M University School of Law March 21, 2015 120 Penn State L. Rev. 101 (2016) Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research…
Global Trends: 2015 in Review
A presentation prepared by Agnes Callamard for the annual Justice for Free Expression conference being held on 4-5 April, 2016.