Animals in Switzerland, Japan and Beyond – Thinking about Current and Future Legal Concepts

On 5 March 2024, the symposium «Animals in Switzerland, Japan and Beyond – Thinking About Current and Future Concepts» took place at the University of Zurich with Prof. Moe Honjo and Prof. Maneesha Decka.

 

Prof. Moe Honjo: Aigo, Legal Concept for Animal Protection in Japan

Prof. Moe Honjo is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Environmental Science at Nagasaki University in Japan. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in law from Kyoto University and finished a double master degree in Animal Law LL.M. and Environmental and Natural Resources Law LL.M. at Lewis & Clark Law School in the United States. She completed a PhD degree in Comparative Law at Hitotsubashi University in Japan. Her research focuses on animal welfare law, related especially to laboratory animals, farm animals and companion animals with a comparative perspective of Japan, the EU and the U.S. She has published A Report on Animal Shelters around the World (2017) [in Japanese] and Animal Welfare and Law (2024) [in Japanese].

 

Prof. Maneesha Deckha: Replacing Animals’ Property Status

Prof. Maneesha Deckha was a Visiting Professor at the Faculty, where she teached a seminar on the topic of animals, culture and the law. Professor Deckha is a leading scholar in the field of animal law and ethics, and particularly known for her expertise in addressing how animal issues relate to questions of human rights and social justice addressed by feminist and postcolonial theories.