Call for Abstracts
The Call for Abstracts is closed.
The Workshop is seeking submissions from current LLM, MSL, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral research fellows from around the world working in the field of comparative animal law broadly understood. Up to 8 selected participants will benefit from the opportunity to present their work at our 3rd Annual Virtual Postgraduate Workshop on Comparative Animal Law on April 8-9, 2025.
Students who want to present their research at the Workshop must complete this form by February 15, 2025. The form requires candidates to submit an abstract between 350-500 words and a short biographical note, as well as explain the comparative dimension of their proposal.
Participants are invited to reflect on a variety of topics pertaining to comparative animal law such as:
- histories of animals in law;
- the constitutionalization of animal rights;
- tensions between animal rights and local cultures;
- interpretation and translation issues in animal law;
- epistemological and methodological aspects of animal law research;
- the economics and politics of animal law;
- the transferability of legal rules related to animals;
- conflicts between animal rights and human rights;
- intersections between animal law and environmental law;
- the inadequacies of regional and international animal rights protection regimes;
- the challenges of global animal law;
- the future of comparative animal law.
This list is not exhaustive, and other topics regarding comparative animal law are also welcome.
Candidates selected to present will be advised by March 1, 2025 and will be required to submit a longer summary (no more than 750 words) of their presentation by March 20, 2025.
Participants who wish to develop their presentation into an article may enjoy the opportunity of having their work peer-reviewed for potential publication in a leading journal (details to be communicated at the Workshop). Your interest in this option has no bearing on whether your submission will be selected.
Inquiries can be addressed to cals@lclark.edu
