We are pleased to release the Lent Term card of the Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. We will start on 18 January with a presentation by Thomas White on “Flourishing and the Five Fundamental Rights”. On 28 February, Michaël Lessard will deliver his paper “Beyond Sentience: The Possibilities of Agency and Sociability Legal Recognition”. On 8 March, we are excited to launch Saskia Stucki’s book “One Rights: Human and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene” with three commentators. On 14 March, Paulina Siemieniec will join us to present on “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Domesticated Animals”. Finally, on 29 March, our Centre’s founders will launch their textbook “Animal Rights Law” in conversation with two experts. All events are free and open to all and will be held on Zoom. You can find more information and register here.
Our Founders were interviewed on The Animal Law Podcast
Our Founders, Sean Butler and Raffael Fasel, were recently invited to The Animal Law Podcast to talk about the Centre’s Law Lecturers’ Workshops. You can listen to the episode here.
Animal Rights Law Essay Competition 2023
The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law is pleased to announce its third Animal Rights Law Essay Competition. This year, we are inviting essays on the question:
Richard Ryder once wrote: “Since Darwin, scientists have agreed that there is no ‘magical’ essential difference between human and other animals, biologically-speaking. Why then do we make an almost total distinction morally?” Assuming that is correct, how does this affect the arguments for and against animal rights laws?
More information about the Competition and how you can participate is available here.