News and Events
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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.
2022 Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Competition Winners Announced
The International Law Committee announced the winners of the 2022 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP International Law Writing Awards this month.
Pursuing International Justice for Forced Marriage Victims
Lewis & Clark Law Visiting Professor attended a hearing at the International Criminal Court as a member of her legal team invited to present views to the Judges on a Ugandan warlord’s appeal of his convictions for forced marriage of girls and women and other crimes against humanity.
Missing: Judicial Emphasis on the Human Rights of Girls Violated by International Crimes
Lewis & Clark Law visiting professor highlights the need for better legal advocacy prosecuting and convicting international crimes against girls—as children and as women—to promote equality in rights and reparations.
Akriti Bhargava Selected as 2021-22 International Law Research Fellow
The International Law Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Akriti Bhargava, 3L, as International Law Research Fellow for the 2021-22 academic year.
Save the Māui Dolphins: Earthrise Legal Fellow Delivers Oral Argument
Alum argues in the Court of International Trade to protect 57 remaining Māui dolphins.
Alum wins a groundbreaking decision
Emily Christiansen (’12), with other attorneys, recently won the decision in an international mass arbitration case against the Republic of Cyprus.
2021 Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Competition Winners Announced
Established through the generosity of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the International Law Writing Award program provides a $2,500 stipend for the best research paper written in the past year by a Lewis & Clark JD student on any topic in private or public international law, and a $1,000 stipend for the second best paper.
Alum Receives U.S. Attorney General and Embassy Awards for His International Work
Alum Scott Kerin ’96 has recently been acknowledged for his work at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest combatting human trafficking.
Amreen Bhasin Selected as 2020-21 International Law Research Fellow
The International Law Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Amreen Bhasin, 3L, as International Law Research Fellow for the 2020-21 academic year. - EVENTS
Past Events
International Law Distinguished Visitor Simona Grossi
A leading voice in Civil Procedure, Simona Grossi, Theodore A. Bruinsma Fellow Professor of Law at the Loyola Law School of Loyola Marymount University, is the 2022-23 International Law Distinguished Visitor with her lecture, “Substantive Due Process After Dobbs v. Jackson: A Principled Approach to Protect our Constitutional Rights Against the Current Challenges.”
Professor Grossi’s Lecture will discuss her cutting-edge paper, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION IS NOT A CODE: UNRAVELING THE IDEA AND THE MEANING OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS, that was recently selected by the National Civil Justice Institute for presentation at a Southern Methodist University Symposium. Professor Grossi has granted us special permission to share an early release of the paper prior to its publication. The paper is attached as “Related Content” to this event listing.
International Career Dialogue with two Ambassadors
Lunch with Tulinabo Mushingi, US Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé y Principe and former ambassador to Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, & Burkina Faso, together with Ambassador Niels Marquardt (retired), Lewis & Clark College Diplomat in Residence. Ambassadors Mushingi and Marquardt will talk about international career options, including at the State Department and foreign service, as well as other ways to work abroad. They are also happy to share some of the challenges they have faced and the fun they have had as America’s top diplomat in nine different African nations.
Careers in International Law: A Conversation with L&C Alumni
Join Professor George Foster as he discusses careers in international law with three Lewis & Clark Law School Graduates.
