Second Conference on Animal Law, Ethics and Policy - including call for papers/posters
Liverpool John Moores University, School of Law in collaboration with the UK Centre for Animal Law.
The conference will take place in 2019, date TBC.
Conference aims:
- To bring to together leading animal law academics, practitioners in the field of animal welfare and research students to share ideas and develop networks in this fast developing area of law
- To examine the interface of law, ethics and the developing academic discipline Animal Law in the UK and elsewhere
- To explore how ethics affect the practical implementation of policy and law in practice
- To share good practice in the teaching and scholarship of Animal Law and Ethics including experience in setting up and running such courses
- To explore the animal welfare implications of Brexit
Format:
Following the success of last year’s conference, this year the conference will be split between a section devoted to important policy and developmental updates in the area of animals, ethics and law (such as Brexit), and a section devoted to papers from those conducting new research in the area.
There will be keynote papers delivered by leading practitioners in the field.
A programme will be circulated when the process of invitation and peer review of papers is complete.
