Lecturers’ Workshops

The Law Lecturers’ Workshops are part of our Centre’s teaching outreach mission, which aims at giving interested Law lecturers the tools to teach an Animal Rights Law course at their home university. In the Workshops, we are sharing all the course materials from the Cambridge Animal Rights Law course, we discuss strategies of how to put together an Animal Rights Law syllabus, we look at what readings to include, as well as at how to get students involved beyond class participation.

The Workshops support a key goal of our Centre, which is to have courses in Animal Rights Law offered in 100 universities worldwide within 5 years. The Workshops are delivered by Dr Raffael Fasel and Dr Sean Butler, and managed by Teaching Network Manager Eva Bernet Kempers.

During 2025, we will have an online Law Lecturers’ Workshop in May (see information below) and a Workshop in Cambridge from 8-12 September 2025. Applications for the Cambridge Workshop open in May 2025.

Applications for our next Law Lecturers’ Workshop are open

Our next Workshop will be held online in seven sessions during the month of May. Session days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1.00-3.00pm UK time. Sessions take place on 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, and 17 May, and there is a presentation session (2.00-6.00pm) on 24 May. For every session, some time for preparation is required.

The Workshop will be given in English by Dr Sean Butler and Dr Raffael Fasel who together teach Animal Rights Law as part of the undergraduate Law degree at the University of Cambridge. Drs Butler and Fasel have also written the first textbook on Animal Rights Law (Hart Publishing 2023).

In the Workshop, Drs Butler and Fasel will share all the course materials from their Cambridge University course, discuss strategies of how to put together an Animal Rights Law syllabus, and look at what readings to include and how to involve students. Participants will also develop and present their own Animal Rights Law course outline during the Workshop. Participants of the Workshop will become members of the Animal Rights Law Teaching Network, a global community of Animal Rights Law teachers.

To apply, please send your CV and a statement of interest (max. 500 words) to Dr Eva Bernet Kempers (eva@animalrightslaw.org). The deadline for applications is 15 March 2025.

In your statement of interest, please express your motivation and experience with Animal Rights Law. Please also explain what your university affiliation is (if any) and whether, why, and where you expect to be able to offer your own course or teaching in the next 2 years. Up to 10 participants will be selected for the Workshop.

The fee for participation is £96. This fee covers all online sessions and necessary materials.

The official callout for this Workshop can be found here.