On Resisting Autocracy: A Fireside Chat with Oscar Vilhena Vieira
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- 1:00–2:00 p.m.
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Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 214
- 40 Washington Square South New York, NY ,10012 (View Map)
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Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 214
Join us for a fireside chat with Professor Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Dean of the FGV São Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP), to discuss his new co-edited book, Legal Resistance to Autocracy: The Global Fight to Save Democracy. He will be joined in conversation by Professors Amrit Singh, Faculty Director of the Rule of Lab, and Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and Faculty Director of the Legal Empowerment and Judicial Independence Clinic.
When: Tuesday, February 17th, 1-2pm
Where: Vanderbilt Hall 214
This event will be co-hosted by the Rule of Law Lab, the Legal Empowerment and Judicial Independence Clinic, the American Constitution Society, Law Students for Human Rights, and the International Law Society. Lunch will be provided.
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/resistingautocracy