Law Rare Book Lecture 2023

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Melbourne Law School

'The Weird and Wonderful World of Animals and the Law' Presented by Professor Katy Barnett

Lecture Theatre G08, Melbourne Law School

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Law Rare Book Lecture 2023 'The Weird and Wonderful World of Animals and the Law'For this lecture, Professor Katy Barnett will discuss the book she co-wrote with Professor Jeremy Gans Guilty Pigs which considers the history and development of the law as it relates to animals. Does the King really own all the swans? Were medieval animals put on trial? And should animals (in captivity or otherwise) be treated like people? Since ‘Guilty Pigs’ came out, the New York Court of Appeal decided that Happy the Elephant was not entitled to legal personhood, but the Panamanian government has said that people can sue on behalf of the interests of sea turtles.We hope you can join us for this opportunity to hear Professor Katy Barnett speak. The lecture will start at 6:00 pm and is hosted by the <a href="https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Law Library</a>, Melbourne Law School.

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