'If a vegetarian hotdog is to be ruled out ... on the grounds that it contains no meat, the meat version should be ruled out on the grounds that it contains no dog'. Highly recommend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's hilarious column on the livestock lobby's perverse efforts to stop vegan products.

John and I had a great conversation with the wonderful @jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social of @sentientism.bsky.social.

In case anyone has missed it, here is a recording of the last launch of Animals and the Constitution. Really enjoyed the discussion with @jeffsebo.bsky.social!

I am as concerned about authoritarian drift as the next person, but to suggest that a reduction of jury trials would move us towards authoritarianism is to cry wolf. Plenty jurisdictions have abolished jury trials, yet have no difficulty providing fair trials. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

Pleased to see my piece 'A Defence of the Species Membership Approach' published in @cambridgelaw.bsky.social's Research Paper Series. The piece was recently accepted for publication is Res Publica (forthcoming in 2026).

Looking forward to talking with Kristen Stilt @hls.harvard.edu in the Talking Animals, Law and Philosophy series later today (5pm).

Very much looking forward to hosting @marceldirsus.com tomorrow in the Dialogues on Democratic Resilience series @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. Marcel will be speaking on 'How Tyrants Fail'. You can join online for free by registering here: www.eventbrite.com/e/marcel-dir...

Interested in teaching your own animal rights law course? Join our Law Lecturers‘ Workshop in Oklahoma!

Looking forward to discussing our book Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-based Constitutionalism @nyu.edu on 3rd December at 5pm UK time / 12 noon ET. sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...

Really looking forward to talking to Professor Susan Stokes (University of Chicago) for the inaugural online event of the Dialogues in Democratic Resilience, organised in collaboration with the Centre for Public Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.com/e/1963109570...

Exciting to see the first print copies of the Spanish translation of our animal rights law textbook. Many thanks to Carolina Leiva Ilabaca for a brilliant job translating the book!

Delighted to see that @lsolum.bsky.social has recommended my latest paper on limited constituent power in his Legal Theory Blog. May the peer reviewers enjoy it just as much!

"[A] constitution is no guarantee against autocracy, as the US is discovering. But it makes the would-be despot’s job much harder, and equips us with the tools to push back." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Many thanks indeed to @casssunstein.bsky.social for a terrific lecture and for taking the time to chat with our students and colleagues over drinks and dinner!

Can't wait to hear the fabulous @casssunstein.bsky.social deliver the 2025 Animal Rights Law Lecture at Cambridge tomorrow @animalrightslaw.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social!

Why write your own bills if you can outsource it to the opposition? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If you are in or around Cambridge on 15th October make sure not to miss our Centre‘s 2025 Annual Animal Rights Law Lecture held @cambridgelaw.bsky.social and delivered by the marvellous Cass Sunstein @casssunstein.bsky.social of @hls.harvard.edu.

I am deeply saddened by the passing of Conor Gearty. I first met Conor as a Law Fellow @lselaw.bsky.social where he went out of his way to make everyone feel welcome. His generosity of spirit and intellectual openness (he was a supporter of animal rights) have been a true source of inspiration.

Enjoying another great @animalrightslaw.bsky.social Law Lecturers‘ Workshop - where we teach how to teach animal rights law - this time in Cambridge itself @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social

What an excellent last day of the European Animal Rights Law Conference organised by @animalrightslaw.bsky.social, topped off with a PhD student workshop.

A second day full of inspiring presentations on the world‘s first pieces of animal rights legislation at our Cambridge Conference @animalrightslaw.bsky.social @magdalenecollege.bsky.social

The fifth European Animal Rights Law Conference organised by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social is off to a great start!

All good things come in … twos! PsychologyToday @psychologytoday.com did another interview with me, this time on the need for constitutional reform for animals. Many thanks to Marc Bekoff! www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/anim...

Last chance to get your tickets!

The problem with uncritical reporting such as this is that it focuses on AI sentience, which is far from real, while ignoring the ecological and human cost of AI, which is very real. And I say this as someone who favours granting rights to sentient non-humans. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I have just discovered that my book 'More Equal Than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals' was reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement @thetls.bsky.social in March by Simone Gubler - a lovely surprise, all the more so because she seems to have liked it. www.the-tls.com/science-tech...

I am delighted that my book 'More Equal Than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals' is featured in Psychology Today @psychologytoday.com and has been made an essential read in their Philosophy section. Many thanks to Marc Bekoff for interviewing me! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

This promises to be another memorable Conference dinner, this time in Magdalene College‘s beautiful candlelit dining hall.

I am a great fan of German choral music. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

It is excellent that @casssunstein.bsky.social is returning to this important topic. Can‘t wait to read the book!

There are still tickets available!

For purely financial reasons, we will never subscribe to #Paramount or #Skydance. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

The need to renationalise water companies in England should be clear to anyone who has ever tried to go for a swim in a river or the sea, or who has had to pay an overpriced water bill, but @georgemonbiot.bsky.social makes the case particularly well: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I am delighted to say that Lars Vinx and I have signed a contract with @universitypress.cambridge.org for our Handbook on the Limits of Constituent Power. The aim of the Handbook is to shed much-needed critical light on the concept and practice of constituent power. @cambridgelaw.bsky.social

An insightful interview and book about the dark sides of AI.

We had an excellent conversation with the wonderful @marisul.bsky.social on @ourhenhouse.org‘s Animal Law Podcast about our new book 'Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-based Constitutionalism'. Mariann asked lots of challenging but intriguing questions!

📢We are now welcoming applications for the prestigious Downing Professorship of the Laws of England (est. 1800) to start in October 2026 with a focus on private law. Candidates will be internationally recognised as a leader in the field: 🔗https://bit.ly/4lb1SDu

Thanks to all the participants of our workshop on Constitution-Making: Limits, Legitimacy and Law @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social for an inspiring day and to @intellforum.bsky.social for the generous support.

Really looking forward to launching John Adenitire's and my new book 'Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-based Constitutionalism' (OUP 2025) in @animalrightslaw.bsky.social's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series on 30th June from 3-4.30pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-adeni...

Excited to co-host some of the leading constituent power thinkers in this workshop on 'Constitution-Making: Limits, Legitimacy, and Law' in Cambridge this Saturday. Feel free to message me or email if you would like to attend in person but missed the deadline. www.tickettailor.com/events/intel...

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in offering their own Animal Rights Law course.

Why wait for Reform to wreck the environment if you can do it yourself? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Very much looking forward to launching our new book 'Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-based Constitutionalism' at the Bonavero Institute @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social on 10 June. Truly honoured to have Timothy Endicott and Leah Trueblood as respondents. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Looking forward to talking with the fabulous Justin Marceau (@uofdenver.bsky.social) today at 5pm about 'Optimism and Animal Rights Law'. You can register for free below.

Simpler times! "In 1469, the use of the bow by undergraduates in their frequent brawls with the townsfolk was so often attended by serious consequences that the University authorities were compelled to forbid scholars or their servants to carry bows without a permit."

While my faith in this government is not unlimited, it is difficult to imagine how UK train travel could get much worse. Next up: renationalisation of water and sewerage. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Delighted to say that tickets can now be purchased for @animalrightslaw.bsky.social's 2025 European Animal Rights Law Conference on the theme 'Animal Rights in Legislation', taking place from 4 to 6 September at Magdalene College, Cambridge (1/3). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-a...

The real reason Cambridge beats all other universities: cows in the middle of the city!

For anyone who can read German (or knows how to use online translation): an excellent, nuanced piece describing not just the moral catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, but also the damage this is doing to Israel‘s democracy. www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

Another spellbinding book by @philippesands.bsky.social. Recommended reading for Netanyahu and his far-right ministers. www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/phili...