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Through research, advocacy, and extensive litigation tracking, the center develops legal strategies to address the climate crisis. 

In his book How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps, the Columbia Law professor and dean emeritus offers a compendium of wisdom and practical advice for nonprofits to succeed.

In his new book, David Pozen, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, examines the constitutional arguments for drug rights—and how courts have shut them down.

The center focuses on research, training, and advocacy to push global financial investment toward sustainable development.

The rights of artists and writers are at the heart of the center’s deep offerings on copyright, intellectual property, and trademark law for students, policymakers, and creators.

The principles, approved by the ALI in May, are designed to provide guidance to public employees and elected officials, giving them the tools to develop or improve ethics rules. 

Led by Professor Matthew Waxman, the program focuses on a real-world approach to thorny issues of armed conflict, intelligence, and cybersecurity.

Republican legislatures in purple states are passing restrictive election laws in advance of the next presidential contest—but new analysis from Columbia Law Professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen says state constitutions can provide protection for voters. 

The high-risk, high-reward venture capital industry is also highly white and highly male. But could V.C. deals be structured differently to mitigate implicit bias and give an equal shot to women and people of color?

Climate change and racial justice are issues on the boardroom table as shareholder activists try to force corporations to act on environmental and diversity matters. Anne E. Robinson ’94, Vanguard general counsel, talks about the priorities of institutional investors when ESG questions are put to a vote.