The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law is delighted to announce the fifth European Animal Rights Law Conference 2025, which will take place from 
4-6 September 
at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
The Conference is part of our Centre’s mission to promote research that explores and develops the key themes in animal rights law, and to make that research accessible to a broader audience.
This year's Conference is on the theme 
"Animal Rights in Legislation"
 and will feature political representatives, government officials, prominent academics, and lawyers. The event will bring together influential animal rights law experts from Ecuador, Finland, Panama, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
The Conference will also feature two distinguished keynote speakers: 
Dr Visa Kurki 
(Associate Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Helsinki) and 
Dr Saskia Stucki
 (ZHAW School of Management and Law).
Format and recording
The Conference is open to all and will be held in person at Magdalene College (Cripps Court Auditorium). It will be recorded, but not live-streamed. Recordings will be made available on our website after the Conference.
Ticket categories
Multiple ticket categories are available:
Standard ticket with accommodation and formal dinner 
(includes Conference attendance, 3 nights B&B College accommodation, formal dinner on 4th September, reception, coffee & tea, and lunch each day)
Standard ticket with formal dinner 
(includes Conference attendance, formal dinner on 4th September, reception, coffee & tea, and lunch each day)
Standard ticket simple 
(includes Conference attendance, reception, coffee & tea, and lunch each day)
Student ticket with formal dinner 
(includes Conference attendance, formal dinner on 4th September, reception, coffee & tea, and lunch each day)
Student 
(includes Conference attendance, reception, coffee & tea, and lunch each day)
Thursday ONLY ticket 
(includes Conference attendance for ONLY Thursday, coffee & tea, and lunch)
Friday & Saturday ONLY ticket 
(includes Conference attendance for ONLY Friday and Saturday, drinks reception, coffee & tea, and lunch)
Refunds for tickets will be given for cancellations up to 30 days before the event.
 Please note that the Eventbrite ticketing fee is non-refundable.
Catering
All catering will be plant-based.
Conference Programme
Thursday, 4
th
 September
8.30 – 9.00am
Registration
9.00 – 9.30am
Welcome and introduction
Dr Raffael Fasel (University of Cambridge)
1) Taking stock of current animal rights bills
9.30 – 10am
Herbie’s Law
Steve Race (MP, Labour Party, UK)
10 – 10.30am
Comment on bills to end animal experimentation
Dr Nico Müller (University of Basel)
10.30 – 10.45
Panel Q&A
10.45 – 11.15am
Coffee and biscuits
11.15 – 11.45am
Great ape rights and other animal rights bills in Spain
José Ramón Becerra (General Director of the Animal Rights Agency, Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, Government of Spain)
11.45 – 12.15pm
Comment on great ape rights bills
Professor Paula Casal (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona)
12.15 – 12.30pm
Panel Q&A
12.30 – 2pm
Lunch
2) Challenges before and after enactment
2 – 2.30pm
The Ecuadorian drafting process
Tatiana Rivadeneira (Ecuadorian lawyer, member of the National Animal Movement of Ecuador)
2.30 – 3pm
Reflections on the Ecuadorian drafting process
Dr Marina Lostal (University of Essex)
3 – 3.30pm
Panel Q&A
3.30 – 4pm
Coffee and biscuits
4 – 5.30pm
Keynote address
Dr Visa Kurki (Associate Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Helsinki)
7.30pm
Conference dinner (ticket required)
Friday, 5
th
 September
3) Exploring enacted animal rights laws
9.00 – 10am
Elephants’ rights in Ojai, California
Leslie Rule (Council Member, Ojai, USA)
10 – 11am
Turtles’ rights in Panama
Gabriel Silva (former MP, “Vamos” Coalition, Panama)
11 – 11.30am
Coffee and biscuits
11.30am – 12.30pm
Q&A and discussion with Leslie Rule and Gabriel Silva
Moderated by Dr Raffael Fasel and Dr Sean Butler (University of Cambridge)
12.30 – 2pm
Lunch
4) Case study: constitutional animal rights in Finland
2 – 2.30pm
Mai Kivela (MP, Left Alliance Party, Finland)
2.30 – 3.00pm
Venla Mathlein (President of the Finnish Society for Animal Rights)
3 – 3.30pm
Panel Q&A
3.30 – 4pm
Coffee and biscuits
4 – 5.30pm
Keynote address
Dr Saskia Stucki (Senior Lecturer, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law, Switzerland)
5.30 – 6.30pm
Drinks reception
Saturday, 6
th
 September
5) Past lessons and future prospects
9 – 10am
Perspectives from Ruud Tombrock (Humane Society International), Richard Ryder (psychologist and animal rights advocate), and David Bilchitz (Professor of Law, University of Johannesburg and University of Reading) – Part I.
Moderated by Dr Carolina Leiva Ilabaca and Dr Eva Bernet Kempers (Junior Research Associates at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law).
10 – 10.30am
Coffee and biscuits
10.30am – 11.30am
Perspectives from Ruud Tombrock (Humane Society International), Richard Ryder (psychologist and animal rights advocate), and David Bilchitz (Professor of Law, University of Johannesburg and University of Reading) – Part II.
Moderated by Dr Carolina Leiva Ilabaca and Dr Eva Bernet Kempers (Junior Research Associates at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law).
11.30am – 12.00pm
Reflections on the past, present, and future of animal rights legislation
Dr Sean Butler (University of Cambridge)
12.00 – 1.30pm
Lunch
End of conference
2-6pm
PhD Workshop (invitation only)
We want to thank the Coller Foundation, ISAR, and other donors for supporting the work of the Centre. Such support is vital to sustaining and expanding our work and reducing costs to Conference delegates.
For more information about the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law and our Conferences see 
https://animalrightslaw.org/conferences
.
Find recording of our previous Conferences on 
YouTube
.
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