When Amal Clooney selects a case, she looks for those that will have a ripple effect on society at large, she said to a packed crowd Saturday evening at Colgate University’s Colgate Memorial Chapel.
“Where are the abuses particularly egregious, but also where can I make a difference,” she said.
The university, located in the village of Hamilton, invited the award-winning lawyer and human rights advocate to speak to celebrate 50 years of co-education as part of its Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate program.
Amal Clooney spoke with both acuity and empathy about the cases she has taken on and the causes she supports, many of which stem from injustices and atrocities faced by women.
“I’m guided by what I’m really outraged about and what I think I can actually try to influence,” Clooney said in an interview with Time, which recently named her among its 2022 Women of the Year. “And it may be that I can only influence things one case at a time, but ultimately, the plan is always to try and improve the system.”
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