‘Mother of animal law’ to visit Australia this August

In 2010, the Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series returns for its biggest run yet, with law schools, law firms and professional associations across the country gearing up to host what is sure to be our most popular Series.  

For the first time the reach of the Series will be extended to Perth this year, with leading US animal lawyer, Joyce Tischler, addressing 12 venues across the country in a record-breaking 10 days. In her presentation entitled ‘Past Lives and Future Hopes – A vision to end animal suffering’, Ms Tischler will share her experience of the birth of the animal law movement thirty years ago in San Francisco and how a handful of attorneys set in train a revolution that has touched the lives of billions of animals worldwide.

About our guest lecturer: 

Joyce Tischler, Co-founder and General Counsel for the US Animal Legal Defense Fund, is widely known as ‘the mother of the animal law movement’. Ms Tischler is a pioneer in the field of animal law. Combining her life-long affinity for animals with her legal skills, she has been instrumental in developing, nurturing and growing the animal law movement in the US and around the world. In 2009, Ms Tischler was recognised by The American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Animal Law Committee with an Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award.

About the presentations:

In this Series of FREE lectures for lawyers and the general public, Joyce Tischler will recount the birth of the animal law movement 30 years ago, explaining how legal education and strategic litigation have placed animal law firmly on the agenda in America’s key institutions and courtrooms. The recent emergence of animal law in Australian universities and professional associations suggest that this country is preparing to following suit.  To read an abstract of Joyce's presentation, please follow this link.

The 2010 Animal Law Lecture Series will be chaired by Katrina Sharman, Corporate Counsel, who will attend each lecture to provide Australian insights. A number of distinguished legal practitioners and scholars will also be present at selected events to participate in panel discussions and share news of local animal law developments.

Highlights of this year’s Series include:

• A night of animal law at Sydney Law School involving:

• The launch by NSW Governor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO of Australia’s newest animal law text, Animal Law in Australia and New Zealand (by Deborah Cao & Ors);

• A keynote address by Joyce Tischler; and

• A presentation by Dr Melissa Perry QC.

Voiceless’s 2010 Animal Law Lecture Series is proudly supported by the following organisations:

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