How to Begin the Transformation of the Law of Capitalism?

The entanglement of capitalist exploitation and the authoritarian regression of political systems becomes more evident every day. Law entrenches capitalism, which, in turn, notoriously reconstitutes itself after attempts at constraint. How, then, is it possible to transform the law that encodes capitalist power? Professor Pistor suggests that the starting point for such transformation is to define normative foundations drawing on the idea of human capabilities, and to utilize avenues that are scattered across existing rules and procedures. The European Union, caught amid the recent expansion of autocratic forces, provides a particularly urgent example of the need for transformation. As argued in a recent op-ed co-authored by Professor Katharina Pistor, European integration requires a bottom-up transformation of politics and law to ensure concrete conditions for the exercise of democratic ways of life.

The talk by Professor Katharina Pistor (Columbia Law) will be followed by an open discussion.

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This event is open for NYU fellows and staff. For questions please contact maciej.krogel@nyu.edu

Kindly sponsored by the Jean Monnet Center @NYU School of Law