Dr Darren Calley
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872661
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Location
5S.6.16, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Thursday 14:00 ? 16:00 (Autumn Term) Tuesday 14:00 ? 16:00 (Spring Term)
Profile
Biography
Darren joined the LawSchool in 1999 as an undergraduate student, graduating in 2002, and was awarded his PhD in 2009. Following his appointmentas aLecturer in 2007 Darren became Module Director of Tort and in 2011 helaunched the highly successful'Animal Welfare & Wildlife Law'. Darren also teaches on the Public International Law and Foundations of the Law of Obligations undergraduate modules. Darren is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, a Fellow of the European Group for Animal Law Studies a member of the Association of Lawyers for Animal Welfare and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Qualifications
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LLB (Hons) Essex, 2002
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PhD, Essex, 2009
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Animal Welfare Law
Environmental Law
Public International Law
Current research
Research into the use of tradeembargosin the fight against animal cruelty and the manner in which recent Canadian Fur Seals litigation (WTO and ECJ)has reinforced my previous research into the legality of trade measures
A reappraisal of utilitarianism as thelegal basis for animal protection: framing animallaws as rights-conferring legislation
The new Animals (Scientific Procedures) Actandtherequirement that animals have valuesbeyond being test subjects
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Tort Law (LW201)
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Animal Protection and Wildlife Law (LW229)
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Legal Research Skills (LW254)
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Final Year Research Project (LW304)
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French Private Law II (LW208)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/7/2022
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 26/10/2018
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/7/2017
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Calley, D., (2017). The Aggregation of Suffering in the Regulatory Context: Scientific Experimentation, Animals and Intrinsic Value. Journal of Animal Ethics. 7 (1), 1-30
Calley, D., (2011). Developing a common law of animal welfare: offences against animals and offences against persons compared. Crime, Law and Social Change. 55 (5), 421-436
Calley, D., (2008). The Use of Non-Domesticated Animals in Travelling Circuses. The Journal of Animal Welfare Law
Books (1)
Calley, D., (2011). Market Denial and International Fisheries Regulation: The Targeted and Effective Use of Trade Measures Against the Flag of Convenience Fishing Industry. Martinus Nijhoff. 9789004202788
Book chapters (4)
Calley, D., (2018). Human Duties, Animal Suffering, and Animal Rights: A Legal Re-evaluation. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics. Editors: Linzey, A. and Linzey, C., . Palgrave Macmillan. 395- 417. 978-1-137-36671-9
Hulme, K., Ong, D. and Calley, D., (2016). New Maritime Security Threats. In: The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law Volume III: Marine Environmental Law and International Maritime Security Law. Editors: Attard, D., Fitzmaurice, M., Martinez, N. and Hamza, R., . Oxford University Press (OUP). 9780199683949
Calley, DS., (2013). The international regulation of the food market: precedents and challenges. In: The ethics of consumption. Wageningen Academic Publishers. 64- 70. 9789086862313
Calley, D., (2013). Transitional States and the Flag of Convenience Fishing Industry. In: Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice. Editors: Michalowski, S., . Routledge. 9780415524902
Reports and Papers (1)
Calley, D., (2010). Animal rights as a social movement and as a philosophical perspective
Contact
Academic support hours:
Thursday 14:00 ? 16:00 (Autumn Term) Tuesday 14:00 ? 16:00 (Spring Term)
