News and Events
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DWT International Writing Award winners announced
This year’s winning papers investigated how developing countries face inequities in expropriation for public purpose, and challenges to establishing standing in international environmental rights cases.
New Scorecard Highlights Food Systems’ Role in Climate Commitments
Professor Erica Lyman, Lewis & Clark Law School’s Global Law Alliance, and international partners have launched the Food Systems NDC Scorecard, a new tool evaluating how national climate plans address the role of food systems in climate mitigation and adaptation.
Chhime Dorji Selected as 2026 Karuna Foundation International LLM Scholarship Recipient
Lewis & Clark Law School has named Bhutanese lawyer Chhime Dorji as the 2026 recipient of the Karuna Foundation International LLM Scholarship, which supports international environmental law students from countries where the foundation works. He will join Lewis & Clark’s top-ranked Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law program in January 2026, using his LLM studies to strengthen environmental law, climate justice, and sustainable development in Bhutan.
Justice for Animals and the Environment on a Global Scale
The law school’s Global Law Alliance is helping to advance environmental and wildlife protections across the globe while giving students hands-on experience in international law.
2025 Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Competition Winners Announced
The International Law Writing Award, funded by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, grants $2,500 and $1,000 stipends for the best and second-best international law research paper written by a Lewis & Clark JD student. This year, Natalie Lerner is the first-place winner, and Timothy Martell is the second-place recipient.
International Visitor Lecture: How Environmental Agreements Helped Avoid the Tipping Point in Earth’s Temperature
Durwood Zaelke, professor and advocate against super pollutants, shared his insights on global environmental agreements that protect the climate and avoid triggering a tipping point in the Earth’s temperature.
Law Student to Present at International Conference in South Africa
When Lewis & Clark Law student Danielle Morvan ’25 takes the stage at an international legal conference in South Africa, she’ll shine a spotlight on how forced arbitration quietly strips vulnerable consumers of their day in court.
Rachel Ballard Selected as 2024 International Law Fellow
The International Law Committee has selected Rachel Ballard ’25 as the International Law Research Fellow for the 2024-25 school year.
2024 Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Competition Winners Announced
The International Law Writing Award, funded by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, grants $2,500 and $1,000 stipends for the best and second-best international law research paper written by a Lewis & Clark JD student. This year, Kelsey Chapman-Sutton is the first-place winner and Beth Sethi is the second-place recipient.
Prof. Benjamin Advocates to Establish State Obligations re: Climate Change
Professor Lisa Benjamin co-authored briefs to the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to establish state obligations around climate change as part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Clinic students supported the effort.
Professor Helps Facilitate Workshop Series with Ukrainian Legal Clinics
Professor Susan Felstiner participates in a groundbreaking US-Ukrainian Clinicians Workshop Series, fostering collaboration and skill-building to empower legal education in Ukraine.
International Law Research Fellow Named
The International Law Committee has selected 3L Kelsey Chapman-Sutton as the International Law Research Fellow for the 2023-24 school year.
2023 DWT International Law Writing Awards
Two 2023 grads win the Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Award for 2023.
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.
Law vs. Antisemitism Conference Calls for Papers
The 2nd annual event in March 2023 discusses how the law has been used to both perpetrate and combat antisemitism. The deadline for papers is October 1, 2022.
- EVENTS
Past Events
LAW: Distinguished International Law Visitor 2026: Professor David Boyd, The Right to a Healthy Environment: Progress, Potential and Pitfalls
Lewis & Clark Law School is proud to announce that this year’s Distinguished International Law Visitor is David Boyd, Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment (2018–2024).
Distinguished International Law Visitor 2025: Durwood Zaelke
The Law School’s International Law Committee invites you to attend the lecture by the 2025 Distinguished International Law Visitor, Durwood Zaelke. His talk will focus on how the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has helped avoid as much warming as carbon dioxide is causing today and how the Montreal Protocol can inspire us to develop a global methane agreement to slow near-term warming, slow self-amplifying feedback, and avoid tipping points.
Robert Tobiassen: Practicing International Law for the National Association of Beverage Importers
Robert Tobiassen, a graduate of Lewis & Clark, will discuss his career in international law from the perspective of an industry advocate. Robert has had a fascinating career negotiating international agreements and representing clients involved in the global trade of distilled spirits, wine, and beer.
