Aquatic Animal Law Overview
This presentation will provide an overview of aquatic animal law in the U.S. and some of the related science upon which it depends. It will highlight areas of traditional animal law applied to aquatic animals, some environmental law overlaps, and some unique aspects of the developing field of aquatic animal law.
About the Speaker
Kathy Hessler is the inaugural assistant dean for animal legal education at the George Washington University Law School, and director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative (ALEI). Dean Hessler has been a clinical law professor for 30 years and has been teaching animal law for 22 years.