S1E2: Legal Subjects with Leslie Bisgould
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Claudia talks with Lesli Bisgould about \\u2018Animal Subjects\\u2019. They consider what it means to be a subject of the law and the extent to which animals, particularly animals in Canada, could be considered as such.
Guest: Lesli Bisgould is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and is also currently the Barrister at Legal Aid Ontario\\u2019s Clinic Resource Office where she assists caseworkers at Ontario\\u2019s community legal clinics with their complex appeals. She worked for several years at a Toronto litigation firm, then left to start her own practice in animal rights law. For ten years, she acted for individuals and organizations in a variety of animal-related cases in the first practice of its kind in Canada.\\xa0 She now works in the poverty and human rights fields as well. She has argued at every level of court and has deputed before government bodies and committees at every level of government. Bisgould is the author of Introduction to Animals and the Law (2011), the first Canadian law text on the subject, and a contributor to Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law (2015), both published by Irwin Law. Read more about Lesli here.\\xa0
Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder is a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen\\u2019s University and is currently undertaking her own research project that looks at the historical relationships between animals and cities. Connect with her on Twitter (@ClaudiaFTowne)
Featured readings:; Animals and the Law by Lesli Bisgould;
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