Students analyze and engage with conceptual questions and legal and philosophical debates about the place of nonhuman animals in the legal system. Students learn the key legal doctrines, statutory regimes, case law, and industry guidelines that regulate human interaction with animals in Canada, in other countries and internationally, and practice using these legal tools in advocacy and scholarship. Students research, analyze and discuss topics in various areas of law as they pertain to animals. Students develop skills in advocacy for legislative reform of animal protection law by using evidence and effective arguments in support of their proposals.
Students analyze and engage with conceptual questions and legal and philosophical debates about the place of nonhuman animals in the legal system. Students learn the key legal doctrines, statutory regimes, case law, and industry guidelines that regulate human interaction with animals in Canada, in other countries and internationally, and practice using these legal tools in advocacy and scholarship. Students research, analyze and discuss topics in various areas of law as they pertain to animals. Students develop skills in advocacy for legislative reform of animal protection law by using evidence and effective arguments in support of their proposals.
