THE ANNUAL UK ANIMAL LAW CONFERENCE: THE UK’S FIRST ANIMAL LAW CONFERENCE!

Stay tuned for more information about our next Animal Law Conference, which will take place 4-5 June 2025 and be co-hosted by the UK Centre for Animal Law and the Animals, Nature, & Society Research Stream (Centre for Human Rights, Birmingham City University).

 

 

2025 Animal Law Conference Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 2025 Animal Law Conference is open until 28th January 2025. Find out more, including how to submit your abstract, here.

CHRIS PACKHAM

Chris Packham is a conservationist and broadcaster known for his environmental and animal welfare activism.  His TV credits include ‘Springwatch’ and ‘Earth’ for the BBC and ‘Is it Time to Break the Law’ for Channel 4. Alongside his ambassadorial roles for numerous NGO’s he runs independent campaigns, aimed at nature recovery and ending animal cruelty, via the not-for-profit, Love and Rage. He is also one of the founders of  Wild Justice, a not-for-profit funded solely by donations, that takes legal challenges against the UK’s devolved governments and its agencies on behalf of wildlife.  His mantras are “winning is not giving up” and “shout above the 

JUSTIN MARCEAU

Justin Marceau is a law professor at the University of Denver, where he specializes in animal law and criminal law.  He is the faculty director of the school’s animal law program, and a co-founder and director of the Animal Activist Legal Defense project, a unique law school initiative that provides pro bono representation for activists facing criminal charges. 

Justin has published three books with Cambridge University Press, including Truth and Transparency: Undercover Investigations in the Twenty-First Century  (with Alan Chen), which was awarded the Tankard prize for the best book in journalism and communication in 2023.  Justin has authored more than 50 academic articles, has litigated a variety of animal protection cases, and is involved in a variety of legislative efforts seeking to improve the status of animals in the law.

DAVID THOMAS

David Thomas is legal consultant to Cruelty Free International and has acted for most of the leading animal protection organisations in the UK and further afield, using the law to advance campaigning objectives. He co-founded Advocates for Animals, the UK’s first animal protection law firm. He was a civil litigation partner in a West End firm and legal officer to a family poverty charity.

He is former chair of the RSPCA and trustee of Compassion in World Farming. He co-hosts the Animal Rights: the Debate podcast and has written extensively on law and ethics.

David also sits as a judge.

PAULA SPARKS

Paula is Chairperson of the UK Centre for Animal Law (A-law). She was previous in practice as a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. Paula has an interest in animal law and regularly lectures and writes on topics around animal law and policy; she is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Winchester where she teaches animal law and policy. She also has experience in the voluntary sector, where she worked prior to starting independent practice as a barrister.

IYAN OFFOR

Dr Iyan Offor is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birmingham City University and leader of the Animals, Nature & Society Research Stream (Centre for Human Rights). Iyan conducts socio-legal and theoretical research on global animal law, global environmental law, intersectionality, queer theory, posthumanism, and law & literature. Iyan recently published his monograph Global Animal Law from the Margins.

MICHELLE STRAUSS

Michelle is in the second year of her PhD at BCU where she is researching how to include multispecies perspectives in law making. Prior to undertaking her studies Michelle practiced as a solicitor in New Zealand and the UK. Alongside her studies she is also the founder and trustee of The Animal Advocacy Project (TAAP). 

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