You are cordially invited to the Journée d’étude en droit animalier, to mark the inaugural launch of the Observatoire québécois de droit animalier. The event is scheduled to take place on February 7, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., in multi-purpose room (A9-162) of the Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Law (2500, boulevard de l’Université, Sherbrooke).

A vegetarian dinner with refreshments will be served.

Event program:

• 9:00 am: Welcome
• 9:15 a.m.: Formal address by Dean Marie-Pierre Robert
• 9:30 a.m.: La reconnaissance du droit animalier comme domaine de recherche; with panelists Christiane Bailey, Daphnée B. Ménard, and Catherine Paulin; moderated by Jean-Frédéric Ménard
• 10:45 a.m.: Break
• 11:15 am: L’enseignement du droit animalier et de l’éthique animale; with panelists Nathe Perrone, Alexia Renard, Éva-Marie Cloutier, and Marie-Claude St-Amant; moderated by Marie-Claude Desjardins
• 12:30 pm: Lunch
• 1:30 pm: Workshop on the future of animal rights
• 3:30 pm: Closing remarks
• 3:45 pm: End!

The Observatoire wishes to acknowledge the financial support of the Groupe de recherche en humanités juridiques and the Faculté de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke.

Registration is required to participate in the event. For full details about the program and schedule, click here.

For any other questions, please contact the following email address.

*Please note this event will take place in French.