Topic: animal law
Lewis & Clark Law School creates first assistant dean position in field of animal law
18 March 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
Animal legal education has reached a new milestone with the creation of the nation’s first dean-level position in the field. Robert Klonoff, Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School, has appointed Pamela Frasch as the assistant dean for Animal Law Studies. Frasch also serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies [...]
Video: Law students excel at National Animal Law Competitions
13 February 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
Four Lewis & Clark Law School students advanced to the final round at the 6th annual National Animal Law Competitions at Harvard Law School this month. “Our moot court teams performed magnificently against tough competitors, and we are equally proud of our closing argument competitors,” said Pamela Frasch, executive director of the Center for Animal Law [...]
Conference to bring together animal law experts from around the world
6 October 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Legal issues involving animals—from pet food contamination to wildlife habitat protection—frequently appear in national and international headlines. Such issues are waking up the world—everyone from average pet-owners to professionals working in all sectors—to the immense scope and reach of the field of animal law. Leading animal law experts will convene at the 16th annual Animal [...]
Environmental Law Program receives top ranking by U.S. News & World Report
2 April 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program ranks No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 annual rankings of law schools. This is the eighth time that the environmental law program has taken top honors in this field since 1997. The ranking was produced through a survey of faculty from across the [...]
National Center for Animal Law urges medical school to end use of live animals
19 December 2007
- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—The National Center for Animal Law, based at Lewis & Clark Law School, has asked Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Maryland to stop using live animals for medical school training. Uniformed Services University is one of 10 medical schools in the country that has not moved to alternative educational options. [...]
Lewis & Clark advances animal law field
30 August 2007
- Advancing Knowledge
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—The scope of animal law has never been more apparent. A steady stream of media reports about abuse, factory farms, connections between animals and the environment, and the rights of pets reminds us daily of the links between our world and the world of animals. As this subject gains traction in the social consciousness, [...]
Lewis & Clark Law School provides legal service for loss of family pet
7 June 2007
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- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Lewis & Clark Law School’s National Center for Animal Law is taking action for a more humane community by protecting animals and their owners. The center’s Animal Law Clinic will represent two Columbia County residents who recently filed a civil suit to recover damages for the death of their dog, Kalua. Allegedly shot by [...]