Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 23hVery much enjoyed hosting this wonderful group of lecturers and discussing their course proposals. 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Very much enjoyed discussing the research projects of our excellent participants in our Centre‘s first Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law. 011
Reposted by Raffael Faselcasssunstein.bsky.social @casssunstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Do Animals Matter? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comDo Animals Matter? The Value of Animal Welfare Information to ConsumersDo people want information about animal welfare? What kinds of animal welfare information do they want, and what do they want to avoid? What motivates people to 011
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sounds like there might be a job opening soon at the Cambridge Divinity Faculty. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comMet police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UKScotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News after undercover sting 020
Reposted by Raffael FaselSusana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!ecologicalvalidity.wordpress.comCall for expressions of interest: PhD positionThe Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite … 37766
Reposted by Raffael FaselGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533551384
Reposted by Raffael FaselHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 27/08/2026Our new report, Blocking the Path, looks at who these voters are, what motivates their opposition to Reform and where their votes could make the difference. hopenothate.org.uk/blocking-the...hopenothate.org.ukBlocking the path: The anti-Reform voters standing between Farage and No. 10Our new study of 8,617 of these anti-Reform voters is one of the most detailed investigations into this coalition to date. Anti-Reform voters are not a coherent bloc, but a coalition united by suspici... 12013
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A proposition to all analytic philosophers (and likeminded theorists): PSUAFE because IIVAFR and IMTWRDI. Where: PSUAFE = Please stop using acronyms for everything. IIVAFR = It is very annoying for readers. IMTWRDI = It makes them want to read Derrida instead. 0102
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A chilling because realistic read (although @petebogs.bsky.social is rather too optimistic when speculating that Keir Starmer would have had sense enough to raise the income tax before being booted out of office). 011
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026An important interview on an excellently titled book. 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The tourists in Cambridge are more copious than Lemmings these days and seem to have a similar deathwish. 000
Reposted by Raffael FaselMarina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Rare, amazing opportunities for someone based in the UK to report or edit factory farming stories at the Guardian: workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e... workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...workwithus.theguardian.comReporter, Animals FarmedJoin our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journ... 055
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A codified constitution would be a sensible idea for the UK, though more to constrain the executive and Parliament than for devolution reasons. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comDevolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says BurnhamPM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of state 010
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Published a while back but still well worth reading: former New York Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe reflects on the ridicule she faced for bravely allowing a hearing on a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of two chimpanzees held in a research lab: thefulcrum.us/rule-of-law/....thefulcrum.usBeyond Death Threats: Justice Jaffe on the Judicial Courage Required to Stand Up to Ridicule in the Chimpanzee Rights Case.While some believe that being a judge is an easy gig that requires only a dartboard, it is a challenging position that takes courage, especially when a judge must render an unpopular decision. There a... 163
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Yesterday, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its ruling in NhRP v DeYoung Family Zoo. The majority denied leave to appeal against the Court of Appeals's decision to reject the petition to grant habeas corpus to seven chimpanzees kept in a roadside zoo. But there was a powerful dissent: 1/5 110
Reposted by Raffael FaselCambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social · 17/07/2026 121
Reposted by Raffael FaselJoe Wills @drjoewills.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Some lawyers and political actors in the UK are starting to champion legal personhood and rights for ecosystems like rivers. Then why not for sentient, highly intelligent, social and emotional beings like pigs? open.substack.com/pub/lawyersf...open.substack.comIf a stretch of chalk stream can be a person in law, why can't a pig?In 2017, New Zealand's Parliament did something remarkable: it passed a law making a river a legal person. 0105
Reposted by Raffael FaselJosh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026My department is hiring a lecturer or senior lecturer in philosophy. It's an open call in terms of research specialization, but we're keen to hire someone whose teaching/research speaks to PPE in some way. This is a great job in a great department. Please help me spread the word! 03336
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Excellent example of let‘s not put in place a sensible measure because it could hurt our own cause. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comGMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party fundingExclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for cap 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Glad to see my review in @thetls.bsky.social of @lsiraganian.bsky.social‘s The Problem of Personhood. Unfortunately, it is not without its own problems: www.the-tls.com/philosophy/c...the-tls.comAn argument against non-human rightsIn March 2022, Idaho passed a law that banned the granting of legal personhood to “environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and 031
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Maybe I‘m missing something, but I was expecting Taylor Swift‘s wedding to be more festive. #TaylorSwift 000
Reposted by Raffael FaselThe Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Along with 42 animal protection groups and legal experts, we have written to the Welsh Government on a matter of legal urgency. 🧵 294
Reposted by Raffael FaselCambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Only one day left to apply for our Centre's first Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law. 🗓️ This Workshop is an excellent opportunity for undergrad and postgrad students to expand their knowledge of animal rights law in an informal, supportive environment. (1/3) 121
Reposted by Raffael FaselCambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🔉 The Beginning of Animal Welfare Laws ⚖️ In 1809, Lord Erskine proposed a law to prevent cruelty to animals, arguing that abusing animals was immoral and diminished human compassion. Learn more about the first animal welfare laws in season 1, episode 2 of the Animal Rights Tour 🎧 #Podcast 041
Reposted by Raffael FaselCambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Take part in our inaugural Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law this September! With an emphasis on exchange, development, and conversation, this Workshop provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to dive deeper into the field of animal rights law. (1/2) 244
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on habeas corpus for non-humans (two zoo elephants), becoming the third US state high court in history to do so. Exciting! www.nonhumanrights.org/blog/hawai%C...nonhumanrights.orgHawaiʻi Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Seeking Liberty for Elephants Mari and VaigaiHawaiʻi Becomes the Third State in the Nation Where the Highest Court Will Hear an NhRP Case on Behalf of… 020
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Shocking. And particularly worrying to think that, if Labour‘s mismanagement has already caused similar damage to UK universities, how much havoc will a Reform government wreak? www.democracynow.org/2026/6/12/tr...democracynow.org“Cautionary Tale”: NYC’s The New School Guts Faculty & Staff as Colleges Intensify AusterityThe Trump administration is continuing its assault on higher education, but in a departure from its earlier high-profile fights with individual institutions like Harvard, it is now rewriting the feder... 001
Reposted by Raffael FaselKim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Read for free on my Substack about Fritz, the male Asian elephant, who was strangled to death on this day in 1902, when he was with the Barnum & Bailey circus in Tours, France. kimstallwood.substack.com 011
Reposted by Raffael FaselCambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law @animalrightslaw.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Want to teach animal rights law? 🧑🏫 Don't miss your chance to learn from Dr Sean Butler (Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge) and Dr @raffaelfasel.bsky.social (Assistant Professor in Public Law, @cam.ac.uk; Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge) in this dynamic Law Lecturers' Workshop. (1/2) 223
Reposted by Raffael FaselMatt Perry @mattwperry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Last week to send in your abstracts for this year's Animal Politics conference on Social Ties at University of Sheffield, 8-9th September! More details here philevents.org/event/show/1... Co-organisers @stevecooke.org @joshmilburn.bsky.social @drsvg.bsky.social and Alasdair Cochrane & Angie Pepperphilevents.orgSocial Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond HumanitySocial and political relationships constitute the foundation of our shared communities. Yet, scholars working in the field of animal politics have not had these social ties as their primary focus. The... 11510
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026An important law proposal. Domestic abuse is often compounded through companion animal abuse. It would also be desirable to add a requirement for victims‘ shelters to allow victims to bring their animals. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comMother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse registerAnnette Bramley says Holly’s Law would stop perpetrators acquiring pets and raise awareness of domestic abuse link 020
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026'All of this is a colossal and entirely avoidable act of self-harm on the part of a country whose higher education sector has until recently been one of the few things it had going for it.‘ Hear hear. 020
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Really excited to share this call for applications for our Centre‘s first Student Workshop. Please do share widely with your ugrad and postgrad students: www.animalrightslaw.org/student-work...animalrightslaw.orgStudent Workshops — CCARL 031
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Tragic that Happy has had to die in a zoo rather than in a sanctuary, where she should have been moved to. 175
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Anyone interested in teaching some animal rights law welcome to apply! 042
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 17/05/2026@jesuscollegecam.bsky.social used to have a college cat named Corrie. I say we need another college cat, with full dining rights (at High Table!). 171
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A great opportunity for anyone interested in teaching an animal rights law course or module. 032
Reposted by Raffael FaselMarkus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026🚨Job alert🚨 Postdoc position: Political Theory and History of Ideas (100%, 3+2 years) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Deadline: 24.06.26 Happy to answer questions via email. Please share widely! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...uni-greifswald.dePostdoctoral Teaching and Research Associate - Professorship for Political Theory and History of Ideas 26/ES02Stellenausschreibung Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 01114
Reposted by Raffael FaselJosh Jowitt @drjoshdoeslaw.bsky.social · 11/05/2026📢🚨JOB KLAXON🚨📢 Next year I'll be on a @leverhulme.ac.uk Research Fellowship working on my monograph, so Newcastle has a 1yr fixed term vacancy to cover Legal Theory/Reasoning and Animal Law: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRM114/l... Niche - but happy to take any Qs people may have. Please share widely!jobs.ac.ukLecturer in Law at Newcastle UniversityAn opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Law is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 31112
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Has anyone considered offering free football tickets and designer glasses to Starmer to get him to resign? #UKelections 120
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Keir Starmer seems intent on making the same mistake as Joe Biden, clinging to power until it is too late. #Labour #Reform 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 02/05/2026No 6382 in the Impeccable Judicial Reasoning series: it cannot be a rights violation because it happened many years ago (Lord Hoffmann, Bancoult 2). 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I am all for non-majoritarian approaches to democracy, but what happened in the Lords today is both deeply undemocratic and illiberal. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comMy assisted dying bill has a democratic mandate – the Lords who blocked it today do not | Kim LeadbeaterThere is a way to bring this back to parliament. We owe it to the brave terminally ill people who have been so let down to try, says Labour MP Kim Leadbeater 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Fantastic podcast narrated by our Centre‘s very own Carly McCann and written by Co-Director Sean Butler. 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Only JD would look at the current situation and think: "Let's lean more into the anti-Pope thing!" #JDVance www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...nytimes.comVance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology 000
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Incumbents JD might like to consider endorsing next: Netanyahu, Lukaschenko, Putin… 041
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026'The report … urges the government to introduce new measures to curb “the most damaging behaviours”.' Or, instead of only blaming the universities, how about making sure they are properly funded? Other Western European countries have little difficulty with this. www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.com‘Excessive’ financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warnsHigh levels of borrowing and rapid expansion among dangers identified by Higher Education Policy Institute 041
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026I look forward to hosting Laura Gamboa (@notredame.bsky.social) on Wed 11th 5-6.30pm UK time for her online presentation on 'Judicial Resistance to Backsliding: The Politics of Constitutional Balancing in Latin America' in Dialogues on Democratic Resilience @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. Link below. 121
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 06/03/2026If you are free on Wednesday 11th March, do attend John Adenitire's and my (probably) last book event on Animals and the Constitution, organised by the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights Law and the Global Law at Reading Research Group. 2.30-4pm, link below! 110
Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Interested in developing your own animal rights law course in a free workshop? Apply to come to our Law Lecturers‘ Worshop in Oklahoma! 031