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
JUSTIN MARCEAU
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
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).