We are pleased to release the Lent Term card of the Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. On 18 January, David Bilchitz (Constitutional Court of South Africa; Johannesburg and Reading) will deliver a presentation on “Justice for Animals: a Wrong-Turn for the Capabilities Approach?”. Sergio Dellavalle (Turin; Visiting Fellow, CCARL) will talk about “A Republic of Fellow Sufferers: Why and How We Should Grant Rights to Nature” on 30 January. On 8 February, Deborah Cao (Griffith) will present on “Animal Law and Regulation in China”. On 20 February, El Jones (Mount Saint Vincent University; Visiting Researcher, CCARL) will present on “Dog-aganda: How the State Uses Dogs to Manufacture Consent for Violence”. On 27 February, Serrin Rutledge-Prior (ANU; Visiting Researcher, CCARL) will present her research on “Expanding the Ethical Foundations of Animal Law and Policy”. Finally, on 6 March, Jonathan Saha (Durham) will talk about “Decolonzing Animals: Elephants and the End of Empire in Myanmar”. All talks are free and open to all, and will take place on Zoom. Click here to register.
Essay Competition 2024
We are delighted to announce the 2024 Animal Rights Law Essay Competition. This year, we are inviting essays on the title:
“Whether autonomous, nonhuman animals have rights that ought to be ‘recognized by law’ is precisely the question [courts] are called upon to answer ... The immensity of that question does not place it exclusively within the domain of the legislature”. Discuss.
The Competition is open to both secondary school students and university students (and graduates). Prizes of up to £750 may be awarded in the university category, and commendations and school prizes may be awarded in the secondary school category. The deadline for essays is 4 March 2024. Click here for more information about how to participate.
Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Term Card
We are delighted to announce the Michaelmas Term card of our Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. We will start on 17 October with a presentation by David M. Peña-Guzmán (SF State) on “The Fantastical Animal”. On 14 November, Claire Jean Kim (UCI) will join us to talk about “Fighting for Animals in a Moment of Danger”. Andrew Fenton (Dalhousie) will present on “A Bioethical Engagement with the Canadian Council on Animal Care Revised Ethics Document” on 21 November. Finally, Jonathan Birch (LSE) will join us on 30 November to talk about “Animal Sentience and Interspecies Welfare Comparisons”. All talks take place on Zoom and are free to attend. To register, click here.