CALS News & Events
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Celebrating Our First Class of Online LLM Graduates
The first cohort of students in our online Animal Law LLM program—13 students from 7 countries—have graduated!
Advance Your Animal Protection Career by Earning an MSL
Launched in the Fall of 2022, CALS offers the first advanced legal degree in animal law in the United States for non-lawyers. Learn more about how our MSL—for U.S. and international Bachelor’s degree holders—can advance your animal protection career.
Advancing Fundamental Animal Rights in Finland
Animal Law MSL Candidate, Dr. Anna Birgitta Wahlberg, leads work to include fundamental animal rights in the Finland Constitution with support from CALS.
Creating Change for Animals at CITES CoP19
Vanessa Gischkow Garbini (Animal Law LLM ’22, Brazil) reflects on her recent experience attending CITES CoP19 and why it gave her hope for addressing the loss of wild animals’ lives and stopping the extinction crisis.
Alumni Showcase Their Expertise at Harvard Law School
CALS’ alumni share their expertise as animal law leaders from around the world during a 3-day event to workshop their authored chapters for the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Global Animal Law.
Hearing Local Voices is Key to Wildlife Protection
In this blog, Animal Law LLM Candidate, Tanyaradzwa Muzenda, reflects on why participation of indigenous and local communities from her home country of Zimbabwe in decision-making is critical to protecting wild animals.
Join the Next Generation of Animal Advocates
We are now welcoming applications for our Animal Law LLM (for lawyers) and our MSL (for non-lawyers)—both offered in-person and online—for Fall 2023.
Creating Change for Farmed Animals in Zimbabwe
Yvonne Gurira (’22, LLM, Zimbabwe) shares how she is raising awareness about the detrimental effects of battery cages on chickens through an innovative campaign in Zimbabwe.
Celebrating 30 Years of Progress for Animals
Started by students right here at Lewis & Clark Law School, the nation’s premier Animal Law Conference is kicking off today and celebrating 30 years!
How are Animals Being Protected Around the World?
CALS Ambassadors Tess Vickery ’19 and Tony Gerrans ’19 shared cutting-edge animal law developments from around the world and called on attendees to take action to protect animals in their home countries.
The Case Against Extreme Confinement of Farmed Animals
On October 11, 2022, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the meat industry’s demand to keep pregnant sows in prison cells no larger than their bodies.
An Exciting Opportunity for the Next Generation
The Law Scholars for Change Program is providing a new scholarship for law students obtaining our Certificate in Animal Law—apply now!
World Day for Farmed Animals
October 2nd is World Day for Farmed Animals, a day internationally-recognized since 1983 to raise awareness for farmed animals
Fulbright Scholar Joins CALS Team to Support Online Degree Students
Hira Jaleel, LLM ’20 and Fullbright Scholar, joins us as our Animal Law Teaching Fellow. Hira will focus on engaging our online Animal Law degree students and enhancing our overall Animal Law Program.
Celebrating Two Years of Championing Wild Animals and Wild Spaces
The Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment is celebrating its second anniversary. - EVENTS
Animal Law Week (March 6-10)
Mark your calendars! This year’s annual Animal Law Week at Lewis & Clark Law School is March 6-10th.
Animal Law Week (March 6-10)
Mark your calendars! This year’s annual Animal Law Week at Lewis & Clark Law School is March 6-10th.
Animal Law Week (March 6-10)
Mark your calendars! This year’s annual Animal Law Week at Lewis & Clark Law School is March 6-10th.
Animal Law Week (March 6-10)
Mark your calendars! This year’s annual Animal Law Week at Lewis & Clark Law School is March 6-10th.
Animal Law Week (March 6-10)
Mark your calendars! This year’s annual Animal Law Week at Lewis & Clark Law School is March 6-10th.
Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop
Please join CALS for a jointly convened Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop on May 25-26, 2023, with co-hosts: the Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK; the journal dA. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies), Barcelona, Spain; the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Aix-Marseille University, France; and the Faculty of Law, University of Timișoara, Romania. The Workshop, which will be held online, is open to LLM, MSL and PhD. Registration information for the public is coming soon.
We are inviting submissions for our Call for Papers with a deadline of March 15, 2023. For more information and submission guidelines, go to this link.
Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop
Please join CALS for a jointly convened Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop on May 25-26, 2023, with co-hosts: the Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK; the journal dA. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies), Barcelona, Spain; the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Aix-Marseille University, France; and the Faculty of Law, University of Timișoara, Romania. The Workshop, which will be held online, is open to LLM, MSL and PhD. Registration information for the public is coming soon.
We are inviting submissions for our Call for Papers with a deadline of March 15, 2023. For more information and submission guidelines, go to this link.
