In this #CALC2023 panel discussion, “Beyond Binaries: Challenging Legal Categorizations of Animals,” Tyler Totten, Michaël Lessard, & Sam Skinner discuss the limits of legal categories like persons vs. property & teach alternative approaches 🙌

I enjoyed sharing my (early!) career experiences with law students at the Canadian Animal Law Conference. I was pleased to see that many students and lawyers want to produce or use legal scholarship that could advance animal interests!

#UofTLaw doctoral candidate Michaël Lessard (Michaël Lessard), a prof Université de Sherbrooke, comments on how the law does not explicitly recognize two friends raising a child together.

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Avis aux intéressé·es, plus de 600 communications libres pré-enregistrées sont gratuites sur le site du Congrès de l'Acfas!

#Acfas #CongrèsAcfas #Acfas 2023

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📣Michaël Lessard (SJD candidate U of T Law) proposes that the legal recognition of the sociability and agency of animals may help to prevent their exploitation ⚖️

Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=IDIV2C…

#TalkingAnimals #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalLaw #Sociability #Agency #Law

Next week, Michaël Lessard will help us look beyond sentience for the future of animal rights under the law.

This event is open to all and a recording will be available on our website afterwards. We hope to see you there!

#Sentience #AnimalSentience #AnimalRightsLaw #FreeEvent

Le prochain atelier du Groupe de recherche sur les humanités juridiques portera sur les liens entre droit, saine alimentation et stigmatisation des corps (30 nov sur zoom de 12:30 à 14:00)
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C’était un plaisir de recevoir le Sén. Dalphond hier dans mon cours de #DroitdelaFamille pour discuter de la #violencefamilliale et de l’intérêt de l’ #enfant . Très généreux de son temps!

What a pleasure to have Sen. Dalphond in my #FamilyLaw class to discuss #domesticviolence and #childbestinterest in #CanadianLaw !

#CALC2022 panel, “Animals & Family Law: Slow Progress but Tangible Opportunities' explores challenges using the legal system to settle pet custody disputes 🐾

Looking forward to presenting our research!

Upon separation, pet parents are increasingly turning to the legal system to settle disputes over the custody of companion animals. But is the system equipped to reflect the interests of sentient animals? 🤔🐾

Join us for this upcoming #CALC2022 panel! ➡️ canadiananimallawconference.ca

Tome 61 n°. 2 des Cahiers de droit est maintenant disponible sur CanLII! Avec des contenus de Sylvie Bernigaud, Doris Farget, Pierre-Claude Lafond, Jacinthe Plamondon, Vincent Caron, Michaël Lessard (Michaël Lessard) et autres. #doctrine zcu.io/GLiD

A collaborative effort: #Indigenous parents and #childwelfare : Mistrust, epistemic injustice, and training, by Raphael Schmieder-Gropen, BCL/JD'22, chukwubuikem, BCL/LLB'23, Miriam Clouthier, BCL/LLB'15, and me journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Le colloque 'Quel(s) droit(s) pour les animaux ?' reprend. L’après midi portera sur l’approche transsystemique des droits des animaux pour un dépassement des frontières terrestres et conceptuelles. bit.ly/31MX8zX

En espérant qu’une meilleure compréhension du droit évite des litiges coûteux émotivement et financièrement.

Merci Stéphanie Marin pour cette entrevue!

HIGHLIGHT: In the #CALC2021 panel, 'Making Sense of Animals in Québec Today', Michaël Lessard explains the rationale for courts to expand their interpretation of animals’ biological needs to include an animal's need to live 🙌

Join us for 'Making Sense of Animals in Québec Today', a #CALC panel exploring the legal, linguistic & socio-historical issues that underlie Québec's animal law reform. Ft. Alexandra Popovici, Marie-Andrée Plante, Michaël Lessard, Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert!

Register ➡️ canadiananimallawconference.ca

Pour mieux comprendre l'anonymat des parties devant les tribunaux, je ne suis entretenu hier avec @nieDesrochers pendant Le 15-18 : ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere…