Animal law
Statutory and case law on animals
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| December 2024 | TRAFFIC released a report documenting illegal animal product trade in Vietnam |
| 2022 | First Animal Law Course launched in South Africa by Animal Law Reform South Africa, providing an online course introducing animal law education to South African and African students for the first time on the continent. |
| November 14 2022 | Nineteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) took place in Panama City, Panama, from November 14-25. |
| 2020 | During the coronavirus pandemic, CITES CEO Ivonne Higuero highlighted the connection between illegal wildlife trade, habitat destruction, and potential risks of animal-to-human pathogen transmission. |
| August 17 2019 | Eighteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 18) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from August 17-28. |
| January 2019 | Fifth edition of the online Master's in Animal Law and Society began accepting applications. |
| 2018 | Ivonne Higuero from Panama becomes the first woman to hold the CITES Secretary-General position, bringing expertise in environmental economics. |
| October 2018 | Eighth edition of the Master's program in Animal Law and Society began, running from October 2018 to December 2019. |
| September 24 2016 | Namibia and Zimbabwe proposed amendments to elephant population listings at CoP 17, seeking to establish controlled trade in elephant specimens, but were opposed by the US and other countries. |
| September 24 2016 | Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 24 to October 5. |
| March 30 2016 |
International Convention on the Protection of Birds
The text of the treaty was modified for the second time.
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| 2015 | Quebec's National Assembly modified the Civil Code to recognize animals as sentient beings instead of property. |
| May 2015 |
China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
The Eastern Curlew and Curlew Sandpiper were officially listed as critically endangered, highlighting the urgent conservation status of these migratory bird species in the CAMBA (China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement) Annex.
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| 2014 | The fourth World Conference on Posthumanism was planned to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, with the goal of developing future scenarios for implementing animal law perspectives. |
| 2014 |
China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
Continued suspension of cultural harvesting of migratory birds by Tasmanian Aboriginals to maintain bird population levels.
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| May 1 2014 | Joint meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees held in Veracruz, Mexico in May. |
| 2013 | KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, introduced the first Animal Law course at the university, initiated by Dr. Maria Baideldinova from the School of Law. |
| 2013 | Peter J Sankoff, Steven White, and Celeste Black published 'Animal Law in Australasia: Continuing the Dialogue', furthering academic discourse on animal law. |
| 2013 | Events were organized in Brazil focusing on mobilizing the legislature to address animal law issues, with meetings aimed at exploring political and legal strategies to support the animal law debate. |
| 2013 |
China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
Cultural harvesting of migratory birds by Tasmanian Aboriginals was again terminated during the breeding season to ensure population sustainability.
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| November 29 2013 | The Gaborone Amendment to the CITES Convention entered into force, allowing regional economic integration organizations like the European Union to become Parties to the convention. |
| March 3 2013 | Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 16) took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 3-14. |
| March 1 2012 | Joint meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees held in Dublin, Ireland in March. |
| 2011 | Mirko Bagaric and Keith Akers released 'Humanising Animals: Civilising People', exploring perspectives on animal law and ethics. |
| 2011 | Alex Bruce published 'Animal Law in Australia: An Integrated Approach', advancing academic understanding of animal law. |
| 2011 |
China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
Continuation of the termination of cultural harvesting of migratory birds by Tasmanian Aboriginals to support bird population restoration.
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| 2011 | First edition of the Master's program in Animal Law and Society was launched at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. |
| 2011 | Two notable books were published in animal law: 'Animal Law in Australia: An Integrated Approach' by Alex Bruce, and 'Humanising Animals: Civilising People' by Mirko Bagaric and Keith Akers, further advancing academic research in the field. |
| 2010 | John E. Scanlon, an Australian environmental law expert, takes over as CITES Secretary-General, focusing on combating illegal animal trade. |
| 2010 | Deborah Cao and Katrina Sharman co-authored 'Animal law in Australia and New Zealand', providing an academic resource on the subject. |
| 2010 |
China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
Cultural harvesting of migratory birds by Tasmanian Aboriginals was terminated to help bird populations recover during the breeding season.
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| March 13 2010 | Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 15) held in Doha, Qatar, from March 13-25. |
| January 2010 | The Zurich Animal Advocate position held by Antoine Goetschel was abolished, ending his government-employed role of representing animal interests in legal proceedings. |
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