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SECOND ANNUAL ANIMAL LAW TRAINING COURSE

Exploring the Link between Animal Law and Food Law

 

Dates: POSTPONED

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course has been postponed to summer 2021.

Place: Åbo Akademi University, School of Law, Gezeliuksenkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland

Fee: 250 €

Hosted By: Åbo Akademi University School of Law, Turku, Finland, and the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon USA

Details: Please join animal law experts from around the EU, Asia, and the USA for a four-day intensive experience exploring the link between animal law and food law, which is particularly relevant in the light of recent events involving global environmental and health issues. Animal law continues to grow rapidly around the world as a significant legal specialty, and given its interdisciplinary nature, we see more law professors and scholars incorporate animal law principles into their teaching of traditional areas of law such as constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law and criminal law.

Modules will cover a broad array of animal law topics including:

  • Defining “animal” and “animal law,” and why these definitions are important.
  • Defining “food” and “food law,” and why these definitions are important.
  • Teaching animal law within the context of food law and other traditional law subjects such as environmental law and constitutional law.
  • Animal law and food law principles under the EU, in the US, and through Asia.
  • Examining the various pedagogical ways in which to teach animal law and food law effectively.
  • Exploring the future of animal law education in the Nordic countries.
  • Participating in experiential activity to learn more about animal health and welfare within an animal law context.

For this second annual training event, we are intentionally limiting numbers of participants to allow for a fully immersive and interactive experience where we can share information freely in a collaborative academic environment. We hope you can join us. Participation does not require any previous knowledge or teaching experience in Animal Law.

For more information, please contact the course organizers Birgitta Wahlberg and Pamela Frasch or the course assistant Anna Barlow.