Schedule
2nd Annual Workshop June 20-21, 2024
The Comparative Animal Law Postgraduate Workshop is a free two-day virtual event. Please note that each day requires separate registration. The full schedule (in London time) is below.
- To register for Day 1, hosted by NALSAR University of Law via Google Meet, visit this link.
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To register for Day 2, hosted by the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School via Zoom, visit this link.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Hosted by NALSAR via Google Meet
11:00-11:45am (London: GMT +1)
Welcome and Opening Keynote Presentation
Upendra Baxi, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick and Delhi
11:45am-12:30pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Dulki Seethawaka (Sri Lanka), Lewis & Clark Law School, United States
“The Necessity of Protecting Captive Elephants in South Asia: A Lesson from Bangladesh”
Discussant: Vivek Mukherjee, Faculty Coordinator, Animal Law Centre & Assistant Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India
12:30-12:45pm (London: GMT +1)
BREAK
12:45 pm-1:30pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Divya Sasidharan (India), National University of Advanced Legal Studies / NLU Kochi
“Legal and Ethical Dimensions: AI Integration in Animal Law Enforcement and Welfare Monitoring”
Discussant: Alexandra Mercescu, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, West University of Timisoara
1:30-2:15pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Suman Jain (India), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
“Navigating Cultural Traditions and Animal Rights: A Global Perspective”
Discussant: Simone Glanert, Director, Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, UK
2:15-3:00pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Aditi Bardia (India), NALSAR University of Law
“Gamut of Laws Used to Silence Reporting of Animal Cruelty in Animal Agriculture”
Discussant: Olivier Le Bot, Professor of Public Law at Aix-Marseille University, France
3:00-3:45pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Anna Stefani Siettou (Greece), Harokopio University of Athens
“Overview and Comparison of International, European and Greek Animal Welfare Legislation”
Discussant: Simone Glanert, Director, Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, UK
3:45-4pm (London: GMT +1)
Closing Remarks Day 1
Friday, June 21, 2024 - Hosted by CALS via Zoom
4:00pm-4:45pm (London: GMT +1)
Welcome and Opening Keynote Presentation
Amanda Whitfort, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
4:45-5:30pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Ilaria Cimadori (United States), Yale University
“Livestock Welfare in Breeding: A Comparison Between Swiss and EU Laws”
Discussant: Hira Jaleel, Animal Law Teaching Fellow, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School, US
5:30-5:45pm (London: GMT +1)
BREAK
5:45-6:30pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Marina Vitoria Baptista Rosa (Finland), University of Helsinki
“Beyond the Text: The Role of Constitutional Animal Protections in the Progressive Realization of Animal Rights”
Discussant: Olivier Le Bot, Professor of Public Law at Aix-Marseille University, France
6:30-7:15pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Alexandre Salomão Jabra (Brazil), Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
“Slaughter of Wild Animals Seized in Brazil and Comparative Aspects”
Discussant: Vivek Mukherjee, Faculty Coordinator, Animal Law Centre & Assistant Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India
7:15-8:00pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentations by Vicente de Paula Ataide Junior (Brazil), Universidade Federal do Paraná
Claudyvan José dos Santos Nascimento Silva (Brazil), Universidade Federal da Paraibá
“Procedural Capacity in Perspective: A Critical Comparative Approach towards a New Theoretical Framework”
Discussant: Rajesh K. Reddy, Associate Professor of Law, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School, US
8:00-8:45pm (London: GMT +1)
Presentation by Angie Vega (United States), Michigan State University College of Law
“Animal Law in Latin America: Exploring Paradigm Changing Laws and Jurisprudence”
Discussant: Rajesh K. Reddy, Associate Professor of Law, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School, US
8:45-9:00pm (London: GMT +1)
Farewell Addresses
