LAW455
Animals, Environments & Law
(Eisen)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Professor Jessica Eisen
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Seminar
Teamwork:
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Written Work (70%) and Class Participation (30%)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will introduce students to select current issues and theoretical approaches to animal and environmental law. Specific topics may include legal personhood for animals and natural objects; freedom of expression and animal advocacy; the place of animals in Indigenous and colonial legal orders; the relationship between animal law and environmental law; ecofeminism and queer ecology; and Charter litigation and climate justice.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2026-27. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)
All readings to be posted on Google Drive.