Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program Year in Review 2019-2020

Animal Law & Policy Program | Harvard Law School | Year in Review 2019–2020
Kate Barnekow – Clinical Fellow
Kate Barnekow – Clinical Fellow
PUBLICATIONS
Reports
• Brooks Animal Law Digest, The Brooks Institute (2019–2020, weekly).
• The Brooks Congress 2020 Report, The Brooks Institute (2020).
Works in Progress
• “Dear Effective Altruist Who Seeks the Advancement of Animal Law” (chapter in
forthcoming collection Dear Effective Altruists, ed. Carol Adams, Lori Gruen, and
Alice Crary).
• “Threatened Species Permits Under the Endangered Species Act: History, Policy,
and Challenges” (article).
Papers, Presentations, Panels
• “Animal Law Advising,” Harvard Law School (November 13, 2019).
Working at Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program enabled me to maximally
profit from the local expertise in animal law, collaborate with critical stakeholders in
environmental law, and reach a broad audience converging on these interests. During
this 18-month project, I was able to write and publish close to 20 articles and hold over a
dozen presentations at scientific conventions.” — Charlotte Blattner
Charlotte Blattner – Visiting Researcher
Charlotte Blattner – Visiting Researcher
My research project “Environmental Law Beyond Anthropocentrism: Current Landscape,
Regulatory Gaps, Future Paths” at the Animal Law & Policy Program sought to fill critical
research gaps at the intersection of environmental law and animal law. Rather than covering
all possible areas where there is the potential for synergies between environmental law and
animal law, my project adopted a more organic, multifaceted approach, focusing on those
areas that require our attention most urgently. During my 18-month research period, the
following operated as key areas linking and further developing animal law and environmental
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