Thought Leadership in Animal Law
28th Annual Animal Law Conference Attended by Over 600
The nation’s premier and longest-running animal law conference, presented by the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, focused last fall on animals in a changing climate.
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Alums Expand Animal Law in Asia
Joyce Tischler—affectionately called “the Mother of Animal Law”—is a professor of practice at CALS. She interviewed two of her animal law LLM alums—Lyudmila Shegay ’20, the first animal law student from Kazakhstan, and Zihao Yu ’20, one of the first animal law students from China—to discuss how they are expanding the field in Asia. Lu and Zihao recently cofounded a nonprofit animal protection organization, Institute of Animal Law of Asia (ialasia.org).
Preventing Future Pandemics With a “One Health” Approach
Senior Staff Attorney Nicholas Fromherz and Clinical Professor and Director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (GLA) Erica Lyman ’05, have been on the forefront of pushing for international legal reform to prevent future pandemics. Recognizing human-wildlife interaction drives the potential for zoonotic disease spillover—and that wildlife trade motivates such interaction in the first place—the GLA has been advocating for strong, concrete action to limit both illegal and legal wildlife trade. In support of such endeavors, Lyman and Fromherz prepared a legal opinion that examines options to amend the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) by adding a protocol to address the role that wildlife trade plays in zoonotic disease risk. Their opinion was featured in an article in Elephant Journal, and Fromherz and Lyman have given several talks discussing the future of wildlife trade and pandemic risk.
Tipping the Scales: How Law and Policy Fail Aquatic Animals
Clinical Professor Kathy Hessler, Director of the Animal Law Clinic and the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative (AALI) and Amy P. Wilson ’18, former AALI Fellow, address how regulatory regimes fail to provide the protection aquatic animals deserve.
Working Against Domestic Violence and Animal Cruelty
Studies have shown a clear link between domestic violence and animal cruelty. Animal advocates can play an important role in stopping both kinds of brutality by becoming allies in the fight against domestic violence.
Protecting Animals
First Online Animal Law LLM
Animal Law Litigation Clinic
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From the Dean
Speaking with students is one of my favorite parts of being dean. At Lewis & Clark Law School, I’ve discovered a rare and powerful combination: students who pair fierce dedication to their mission with deep collaboration and a genuine commitment to each other’s success.
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Professor Lydia Pallas Loren’s Work on the Landmark Restatement of Copyright.
Legal Expertise Supports Migratory Species
Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman facilitated a workshop with CMS Parties to discuss the legal contours of some of the treaty’s most important provisions.
Beyond the Bar
Most graduates of law school go on to practice law, working in law firms or providing legal counsel to organizations and businesses. Yet, for some, the lessons of law apply more broadly, and the outcome of their law school education has been a surprising and successful career outside of law. Here are just a few of our alums who followed an alternative route.