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The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law is an academic centre and registered charity dedicated to the study & understanding of legal, fundamental rights for non-human animals πŸ•πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸ‡πŸ„πŸ–πŸ¦”πŸ¦‘πŸ’πŸ¦œπŸ

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Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law This is the official channel of the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law (CCARL for short). CCARL is an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human anima...

Missed our last Conference? You can find recordings of our 2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference presentations on our YouTube channel πŸ“Ί www.youtube.com/@CCARL_charity

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Message from Steve Race (MP, Labour Party, UK)
YouTube video by Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law Message from Steve Race (MP, Labour Party, UK)

Steve Race (UK MP, Labour Party) explained the motivations behind his Private Members' Bill to phase out the use of animals in medical research in a message to our 2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference attendees last September.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-uM... (1/2)

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Kristen Stilt in Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Kristen Stilt's presentation on 'What Can a Healthy Environment Do for Animal Rights?'

Reserve your free spot today at www.eventbrite.com/e/kristen-stilt-in-talking-animals-law-philosophy-tickets-1850692574309

#TalkingAnimals #Law #Philosophy #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw #TALP

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Don't miss our final Talking Animals presentation of the term!

Kristen Stilt (Professor of Law at hls.harvard.edu and Faculty Director of the Animal Law and Policy Program) will present 'What Can a Healthy Environment Do for Animal Rights?' today, 4th December, at 5:00pm UK time on Zoom. (1/2)

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Essay competition β€” Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law

Our Essay Competition has categories for university and secondary (high school) students. πŸ“š

Go to animalrightslaw.org/essaycompetition for more information on what are looking for, the cash prizes for winning essays, and how to submit your essay. πŸ“₯ (2/2)

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Our Essay Competition is back! πŸ“

This year, we are inviting essays on the following title:

"Martha Nussbaum argues that animals need certain rights so that they can flourish. How far should human interests be limited in order to enable animals to flourish?" (1/2)

03.12.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturers' Workshop β€” Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law

Application deadline: 1 March 2026 πŸ—“οΈ

For more information on our Law Lecturers' Workshops and how to apply, go to animalrightslaw.org/lecturersworkshop

This Workshop is made possible by the Kirkpatrick Foundation. We are deeply grateful for their support.

#Oklahoma #AnimalRightsLaw #Workshop

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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. (4/5)

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In the Workshop, Drs Butler and Fasel will share all the course materials from their Cambridge University course, discuss strategies for putting together an Animal Rights Law syllabus, and consider which readings to include and how best to involve students. (3/5)

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The Workshop will be taught by Dr Sean Butler and Dr @raffaelfasel.bsky.social. Drs Butler and Fasel teach Animal Law at the University of Cambridge and are the authors of the first academic textbook on the subject (Animal Rights Law, Hart Publishing 2023). (2/5)

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We are now accepting applications for our Oklahoma Law Lecturers’ Workshop, which will be held from 13–17 July 2026 at Oklahoma City University, US, hosted by Charis Ward. (1/5)

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Animals and the Constitution. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This talk will explore how constitutionalismβ€”the idea that constitutions should limit and direct government powerβ€”might evolve to include all sentient beings. Drawing on themes from their new book "An...

Register for this free, online event at nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (3/3)

#BookTalk #NYU #AnimalsandtheConstitution #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw #FreeTalk

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The talk will draw on themes from Adenitire and Fasel's new book "Animals and the Constitution", including the concept of 'sentience-based constitutionalism', a framework that grounds constitutional principles in respect for the interests of all governed sentient beings. (2/3)

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The NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy will host an online talk with John Adenitire and Raffael Fasel on 3rd December from 12:00pm-1:15pm ET πŸ’» (1/3)

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Kristen Stilt in Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Kristen Stilt's presentation on 'What Can a Healthy Environment Do for Animal Rights?'

Reserve your free ticket today at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850692574... (2/2)

#TalkingAnimals #Law #Philosophy #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw #TALP #10YearAnniversary

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Kristen Stilt (hls.harvard.edu) will deliver our third talk of the term on 'What Can a Healthy Environment Do for Animal Rights?'.

The event is part of our Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series, and it will take place on 4th December, 5-6.30pm (UK time) on #Zoom. (1/2)

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Editorial BdeF Argentina BdeF - Editorial de libros jurΓ­dicos de habla hispana

Congratulations to our Centre's Dr Carolina Leiva Ilabaca on her excellent Spanish translation of Dr raffaelfasel.bsky.social and Dr Sean Butler's animal rights law textbook. πŸ“˜

Find out more and purchase the book in Spanish here: www.editorialbdef.com.ar

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Exciting to see the first print copies of the Spanish translation of our animal rights law textbook. Many thanks to Carolina Leiva Ilabaca for a brilliant job translating the book!

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Welcome & Introduction by Raffael Fasel (2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference)
YouTube video by Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law Welcome & Introduction by Raffael Fasel (2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference)

@raffaelfasel.bsky.social (Co-Director of the Centre) opened our 2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference with a talk on 'thick' versus 'thin' animal rights laws.

Watch this introduction to our 2025 Conference on #YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJwQ...

#EARLCon2025 #AnimalRightsLaw

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Jo-Anne McArthur in Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Jo-Anne McArthur's presentation on 'Seeing Animals: The Evolving Role of Animal Photojournalism in Advocacy and Culture Change’

This talk is entitled 'Seeing Animals: The Evolving Role of Animal Photojournalism in Advocacy and Culture Change' and will take place on 1st December from 5-6.30pm (UK time) on Zoom.

Reserve your free ticket today at www.eventbrite.com/e/jo-anne-mc...

#TalkingAnimals #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw

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Jo-Anne McArthur, award-winning photographer and author, will deliver the second talk in our Centre's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. (1/2)

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European Animal Rights Law Conference 2025 - YouTube The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law hosted the fifth European Animal Rights Law Conference from 4-6 September 2025 at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Th...

The Conference is part of our Centre’s mission to promote research and practical work that explores and develops the key themes in animal rights law, and to make that research accessible to a broader audience.

Watch the recordings ➑️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Weekend plans sorted! 🍿 (2/2)

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Video recordings from our European Animal Rights Law Conference 2025 are now up on #YouTube! πŸ“Ί

This year's Conference was on the theme "Animal Rights in Legislation" and featured political representatives, government officials, prominent academics, and lawyers from around the world. (1/2)

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Marc Bekoff in Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Marc Bekoff's presentation on 'Celebrating the Emotional Lives of Animals and Why They Matter'

Professor Bekoff's presentation is entitled 'Celebrating the Emotional Lives of Animals and Why They Matter'.

Book tickets for this free event at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marc-bekof... (2/2)

#TalkingAnimals #Law #Philosophy #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw #TALP #10YearAnniversary

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Our Talking Animals series is back! πŸŽ‰

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series presents a year-long programme of distinguished speakers.

The first talk will be presented by Marc Bekoff (colorado.edu) on 18th November, 5-6.30pm (UK time) on Zoom. (1/2)

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Why Animal Sentience Must Be Used to Reform Constitutions A new book uses the latest research on animal emotions to challenge and expand the human-centeredness of current constitutional theory and practices to include nonhuman animals.

Read the interview here:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

Want to check out the book? Go to tinyurl.com/vwrbeahp (2/2)

#AnimalRightsLaw #PsychologyToday #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #Philosophy

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raffaelfasel.bsky.social was interviewed for a second time by Marc Bekoff (colorado.edu) for psycologytoday.com.

In the interview, Raffael discusses the book he co-authored with John Olusegun Adenitire, Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-Based Constitutionalism (2025) πŸ“• (1/2)

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If you missed our Annual Lecture, never fear! We will release a video of the lecture next month on our website and YouTube channel. (4/4)

#AnimalRights #AnimalLaw #Law #Ethics #NonhumanAnimals #Lecture #FreeEvent

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Many thanks to Professor Sunstein for such an inspiring, thoughtful lecture. We also want to thank all the attendees, Centre team, cam.ac.uk, ISAR, the Coller Foundation, and our other donors for making our Annual Lecture possible! (3/4)

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Professor Sunstein's vibrant, fascinating lecture was followed by an enthusiastic Q&A. The questions and discussion continued to flow during the post-lecture drinks reception. (2/4)

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