Our Impact

Our Centre in numbers

Each of the numbers below represents a crucial stitch in the fabric of animal rights law, and it is our honour to help lead the charge in this vibrant field.

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Animal Rights Law Teaching Community

Since 2020, the Centre has delivered nine Law Lecturers’ Workshops, attended by 84 law lecturers and professors with 46 different nationalities. This has led to the establishment of more than 35 animal rights law courses that are currently being taught to more than 1000 students per year. These courses span 11 countries and 4 continents. As well as developing courses which have an ongoing ripple effect in the lives of students, and normalising the teaching of animal rights law at law faculties around the world, the programme develops a network of forward-thinking lecturers who can support each other in future.

Our next Law Lecturers’ Workshops will take place in Oklahoma City, USA (July 2026) and Rejika, Croatia (September 2026).

Europe

  • This module provides an in-depth understanding of the history, theory, and current developments in animal rights law. It examines animal protection laws across various jurisdictions, differentiating between animal welfare and animal rights paradigms, and explores global legal cases advocating for animal rights. 

    Visit Animal Rights course

  • Although not offered this year, this course is expected to resume next year, focusing on the legal frameworks and ethical considerations surrounding animal rights. 

  • This course delves into the legal status and protection of animals, exploring legislation, case law, and ethical debates related to animal welfare and rights.

    Visit Animal Law course

  • This module examines the historical and evolving legal status of non-human animals, analyzing cases across various contexts and the policy decisions influencing their outcomes. 

    Visit Animal Law course

  • This course explores the legal frameworks governing animal welfare and rights, including legislation, case studies, and ethical considerations.

    Visit Animal Law course

  • This module focuses on the legal aspects of animal welfare, covering legislation, enforcement, and ethical issues related to the treatment of animals. 

    Visit Animal Welfare and the Law course

  • This course examines the legal protections afforded to animals, exploring national and international laws, policies, and ethical considerations.

    Visit Animal Law course

  • This course investigates the concept of animal rights within multi-species societies, analyzing ethical theories, legal frameworks, and societal implications. 

    Visit Exploring Animal Rights in Multi-Species Societies course

  • This summer school offers an intensive program of lectures and workshops on various aspects of animal rights law, including legal representation and transnational perspectives. 

    Visit Animal Law, Rights and Representation course

  • This course aims to provide an understanding of the role of animals in law, exploring how different legal systems address animal-related issues from theoretical and practical perspectives. 

    Visit Animal Law: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of a Growing Field course

  • Translated as "Animal and Law”, this course examines the legal status and protection of animals within the Belgian and European legal frameworks. 

  • This course provides an overview of animal law, covering topics such as animal rights, welfare legislation, and ethical considerations in the treatment of animals. 

    Visit Introduction to Animal Law course

  • This course explores the ethical foundations and legal mechanisms of animal protection, analysing Polish and international regulations. 

    Visit Ethical and Legal Aspects of Animal Protection course

North America

  • This interdisciplinary course examines the relationships between humans and animals, exploring ethical, cultural, and legal dimensions. 

    Visit Human-Animal Studies course

  • This course considers the tensions inherent in serving the needs of humans and animals, covering constitutional limitations and litigation tools commonly used in animal law practice. 

    Visit Animal Law course

  • This course provides an introductory overview of the law as it applies to non-human animals, including the debate on the recognition of legal rights or personhood for animals. 

    Visit Animals and the Law course

  • This elective explores the historical and evolving legal status of non-human animals, examining cases across various contexts and the policy decisions about the nature of non-human animals. 

    Visit Animals and the Law course

  • Translated as "Animal Law", this course examines the legal frameworks governing animal protection and rights within Quebec and Canadian law. 

    Visit Droit Animalier course

  • This course explores the legal status and protection of animals, analyzing legislation, case law, and ethical considerations. 

    Visit Animals and the Law course

Africa

  • This course provides a comprehensive understanding of animal welfare and rights law, exploring the jurisprudence behind these concepts and delineating the differences between them. 

    Visit Foundations of Animal Law course

Asia

  • This course offers an introduction to animal law, covering philosophical and jurisprudential aspects, and providing a comprehensive understanding of animal welfare and rights law. 

    Visit Foundations of Animal Law course

  • This course examines the legal frameworks related to animal protection and rights, exploring legislation, case studies, and ethical considerations. 

“I hated racism, sexism and classism, too, but why stop there? As a hospital scientist I believed that hundreds of other species of animals suffer fear, pain and distress much as I did. Something had to be done about it. We needed to draw the parallel between the plight of the other species and our own.”

— Dr Richard Ryder, Advisory Board member of the Centre