The Summer School Animal Law, Rights and Representation offers an intensive programme of 5 days of lectures and workshops on different aspects of animal (rights) law.
Students will dive into the emerging field of animal rights law from a transnational perspective. They will be familiarized with the basics of animal rights law, get to know about issues concerning the representation of animals in court, and study the transnational aspects of the law addressing animals. Moreover, they will get the chance to interact with practitioners and animal law scholars that will give guest lectures during the course, amongst which the directors of the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law. The aim is to give a comprehensive and critical overview of the relevant theories and laws addressing animals, including supranational, international, and national perspectives.
Participants successfully completing the course will have a strong basis in animal rights law for their further careers.
Target group
Third Bachelor and Master Students in Law. Participants should have at least completed 2 full years of higher education in a relevant field of study.
Campus
This summer school takes place at Stadscampus (Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp) of the University of Antwerp. This campus is located in the city centre.
Micro-credential and study credits (ECTS)
3 ECTS credits will be awarded upon successful completion of the programme, including a written assignment to be submitted 2 weeks after the end of the Summer School. The assignment is only obligatory for those who like to obtain ECTS for the Summer School.
Students of the University of Antwerp who wish to include the ECTS credits earned during an Antwerp Summer or Winter University programme as part of their study programme must register via Mobility Online and SisA.
All certificates of completion are issued as a micro-credential.
Social Programme
Antwerp Summer & Winter University offers a number of fun social activities to let participants discover the beautiful city of Antwerp and meet fellow students in a more informal way.
Examples of activities in past editions are a visit to Antwerp’s city hall, a networking reception, a guided city walk, a pub quiz, a boardgame night, and rooftop yoga. All activities in the social programme are offered free of charge.
A few weeks before the start of the summer school, participants will receive an overview of all activities available during your programme, along with the opportunity to register.
Learning outcomes
- be able to understand the theoretical basis of animal (rights) law
- have insight in aspects of legal problem solving in legal cases involving animals, such as identification and legal qualification of relevant facts, selection and interpretation of the applicable law and identification of interests involved;
- have insight in the difficulties of representing animals in court
- have insight in the development of animal law across the traditional national boundaries of legal systems;
- be able to understand societal challenges posed by contemporary animal problems in a global world.
- develop a critical perspective on the existing law addressing animals