About Us

Founded in 1996 and based at Lewis & Clark Law School, IELP helps governments, non-governmental organizations, and international institutions to solve global environmental problems through the use of domestic and international law. IELP drafts treaties and treaty documents, submits petitions to international and domestic institutions, prepares legal analyses and policy research, and provides education and training on climate change, biodiversity conservation, oceans and fisheries  and trade and the environment.

Partners and clients have included Islands First, Environmental Defense Fund, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Greenpeace, Humane Society International, Pew Environment Group, Species Survival Network, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, Xerces Society, and Mauritius’s Ministry of Environment.

As the only on-campus legal clinic focusing solely on international environmental law, IELP also educates and trains Lewis & Clark Law School students to become effective international lawyers. Through classroom instruction, representation of clients, and hands-on participation at international environmental treaty negotiations, students learn the fundamentals of international environmental law and policy. Read more about The Student Experience.

 

 

 

Who We Are – Meet the staff of IELP

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Apply – Register with IELP