2026 Comparative Animal Law Symposium
17-18 March 2026
The 4th Annual Comparative Animal Law Symposium will be held March 17-18, 2026 over two days:
- March 17: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (London: GMT); and
- March 18: 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (London: GMT).
Registration is now open—please check the Schedule.
The Symposium is free, virtual, and open to the public. Day 2 features a keynote presentation and roundtable discussion on an issue of comparative animal law by leading academics. The remainder of the Symposium on both days will feature presentations by early-career scholars. Each presentation will benefit from constructive recommendations by experts in animal law and comparative law.
This Symposium pursues various aims:
- to promote innovative research on animal law from a comparative perspective;
- to provide postgraduate students with an opportunity to discuss their current research on comparative animal law with their peers and a team of experts; and
- to allow for the creation of networks between young researchers from a wide range of cultural backgrounds having an interest in comparative animal law.
The Call for Abstracts is now closed.
