International Animal Law

NOTE: This course is available in-person for JD/LLM/MSL students, or as an Online Section designed for LLM and MSL Distance Students only. Each section has its own course description. Check the current catalog or WebAdvisor to see which section is offered in any given year. See the note* below about eligibility for the Online Section for JDs, MSLs, and residential LLMs and MSLs .

International Animal Law 

• Course Number: LAW-409 In-Person Section ONLY
• Course Type: Foundational
• Credits: 2
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
• Description: Broadly, this course interrogates animal law developments within and among states. Close attention is paid to the historical contexts, legal principles, economic calculations, cultural paradigms, health and environmental considerations, and moral concerns that inform how states and international organizations seek to regulate animals’ interests in the present day. Against this backdrop, students will scrutinize past, present, and proposed treaties and declarations, as well as other legal instruments that seek to advance the interests of animals. In doing so, students will be encouraged to consider pragmatic approaches to realizing more robust animal protections around the world.
• Prerequisite: none
• Evaluation Method: Participation, potential reading quizzes, and a final exam
• Capstone: no
• WIE: no

 

International Animal Law - Professor Raj Reddy

• Course Number: LAW-409 LLM and MSL Distance Students Only
• Course Type: Foundational
• Credits: 3
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
• Description: Broadly, this course interrogates animal law developments within and among states. Close attention is paid to the historical contexts, legal principles, economic calculations, cultural paradigms, health and environmental considerations, and moral concerns that inform how states and international organizations seek to regulate animals’ interests in the present day. Against this backdrop, students will scrutinize past, present, and proposed treaties and declarations, as well as other legal instruments that seek to advance the interests of animals. In doing so, students will be encouraged to consider pragmatic approaches to realizing more robust animal protections around the world.
• Prerequisite: none
• Evaluation Method: Participation via discussion posts; quizzes; and a final exam
• Capstone: no
• WIE: no

Notes for LC JDs, MSLs, and residential LLMs and MSLs:

*This class is for online LLM and MSL students. In-person students may petition the Associate Dean of Students, Libby Davis (eadavis@lclark.edu), along with the Director of the Animal Law Program, Rajesh Reddy (rajreddy@lclark.edu), to take the online version if they have a compelling reason for doing so.

Those students should consult the distance learning policy prior to signing up for distance learning courses.