The search for a sustainable peace with the Earth implies understanding and debating the current and future evolution of the animal, which is subject to modifications, transformations, adaptations and performances.

The symposium "The augmented animal", organised under the scientific responsibility of B. Bévière-Boyer, A. Cayol and E. Gaillard in a webinar on 3 December 2021, aims to engage multidisciplinary and international reflections on the biological and techno-scientific evolutions that are disrupting the animal condition. The challenge of this meeting, which will bring together researchers and professionals, is to lead discussions combining law, medicine, ethics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, computer science, economics, history, etc., in order to better understand the impact of "transanimalism", which is intended to increase the capabilities of animals for the purpose of human well-being. This artificial transformation of animals needs to be understood in a societal dimension. The processes used and the purposes justifying it can certainly give it a certain legitimacy. However, there are risks. In this respect, do the rights of animals, humans, nature and the environment constitute protective safeguards? If not, could the animal not be considered as a being of nature with a universal right to protection? So many observations, questions, reflections and proposals to be considered in a dimension of sustainable peace with the earth.

1. The augmented animal: what societal dimensions?
2. The augmented animal: what processes for what purposes?
3. The augmented animal: what borders with human beings?
4. The augmented animal: what legal protections?

Organisation

Bénédicte BOYER-BEVIERE, Senior Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Paris 8, Paris 8 Legal Research Centre

Amandine CAYOL, Senior Lecturer in private law at the University of Caen Normandy, Demolombe Institute

Emilie GAILLARD, Senior Lecturer in Private Law at Sciences Po. Rennes, general coordinator of the Normandy Chair for Peace

Partners - Sponsors

• Normandy Chair for Peace
• University of Paris 8
• University of Caen Normandy
• National Confederation for the Defence of Animals
• French National Commission for UNESCO - "Thinking Transhumanism" Programme
• International Association Law, Ethics and Science
• Foundation for Continental Law

Scientific Committee

Honorary President: Christian BYK, Magistrate and President of the Science Ethics Committee of the French Commission for UNESCO, Michèle DOBRE, Professor of Sociology, University of Caen Normandy, Nathalie NEVEJANS, HDR Lecturer in private law, University of Artois, Anne-Charlotte GROS, Chair of the Continental Law Course

Contact: benedictebeviere@hotmail.com, amandine.cayol@unicaen.fr, emi-lie.gaillard@sciencespo-rennes.fr

Universities and partner organizations