Video: A-LAW responds to the Government’s proposed ban on privately kept primates
Watch this short video to find out more about our position on the UK Government's proposal to ban the private keeping of primates. In February 2021, our Wildlife Law and Companion Animal Law Working Groups submitted a joint response to a Government consultation on the...
Factory Farming: The legal challenge against the UK government
Find out more about Humane Being’s legal challenge against the UK Government to end factory farming.
Video: The Cecilia Moot
Find out more about The Cecilia Moot, the UK's first annual animal law mooting competition in this video. The competition is hosted annually by A-LAW, and provides students with a fantastic opportunity to develop their advocacy skills, whilst grappling with animal law...
Video: An exchange of minds between the UK and India to protect IUCN Red Listed Species
On Earth Day, April 22 2021, A-LAW's Student Ambassadors, Aditi Bardia, Aryan Mandal and Parnika Chaturvedi, hosted guest speakers Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People For Animals India, and Duncan McNair, CEO of Save The Asian Elephants (STAE), for an important and...
Video: Animal Law Careers: Academic Pathways by A-LAW’s Young Animal Lawyers Network
On 15th September 2021, our newly formed Young Animal Lawyers Network celebrated their launch with an event all about animal law careers. The event focused on academic career paths and featured leading animal law academics, including Dr Angus Nurse, Professor Johanna...
Third Animal Law, Ethics & Policy Conference: Day 2 Round-up
By Naomi Harland Smith The morning session of the second day of the Third Animal Law, Ethics and Policy Conference was a decidedly international one, with speakers from Ukraine, India, the EU and the UK. The session opened with keynote speaker Marina Surkova of AZOU...
Podcast: Non-stun slaughter and religious freedoms – Finding a balance
Warning: some listeners may find content distressing Dr Joe Wills from Leicester Law School, discusses the decision in Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België and Others. In this case, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Member States could...
Interview: The the new MA/Advanced Diploma in Animal Protection Laws at NALSAR University of Law, India
In this interview, A-LAW Student Ambassador, Aditi Bardia, speaks to Sonia Shad about the new MA in Animal Protection Law from NALSAR University, India.
Podcast: Domestic abuse – Are animals a missing link?
Warning: adult themes, not suitable for children 'Where animals are abused, people are at risk and where people are abused, animals are at risk.' That is the central message of this episode, in which we consider what can be learnt about domestic abuse and coercive...
A-LAW releases free special edition of ‘The UK Journal of Animal Law’
The UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW) has released a free special edition of The UK Journal of Animal Law, which focuses on DEFRA's recent 'Action Plan for Animal Welfare' and the UK Government's Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill. Featuring contributions from members...