Horaire : 9.30 – 17.00
Salle de conférence, bâtiment D

In the morning we will have two working sessions on court cases that deal with animal welfare and animal rights. The cases will be presented by the lawyers who have argued them in court : Ritwick Dutta, from the National Green Tribunal in Delhi, and Vandana Misra, from the Himachal Pradesh High Court, in Shimla. In the afternoon session we will be showing some passages from the film “Unlocking the Cage” on Steven Wise’s “Non-Human Project”, which will be followed by a general discussion.
 
 
9.30 a.m. Coffee & Welcome by Daniela Berti (CNRS, CEH)

Cases from India

Ritwick Dutta, National Green Tribunal, Delhi
 The Elephants’ Corridor (Assam)
 The Black-Necked Crane (Arunachal Pradesh)
 The Birds’ Wetlands (Gurgaon)

Vandana Misra, Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla
 The Lurking Leopard (Himachal Pradesh)
 The “Vermin” Monkeys (Himachal Pradesh)

From a comparative perspective : USA-India

2.30 p.m. Steven Wise and the ‘Non-Human Project’ Introduction by Daniela Berti

Screening of an extract of the film “Unlocking the Cage” (2016) by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, featuring Steven Wise

General discussion
 
Afin de recevoir les documents qui feront l’objet des discussions lors de la séance du matin, merci de contacter dberti [at] vjf.cnrs.fr.