Program

• 8:45-9:15 OPENING REMARKS

 Emilie GAILLARD, Senior Lecturer HDR (accreditation to supervise research), Sciences-po Rennes and General Coordinator of the Normandy Chair for Peace.

 Bénédicte BEVIERE-BOYER, Senior Lecturer HDR at the University of Paris 8, Centre for Legal Research Paris 8.

 Amandine CAYOL, Senior Lecturer at the University of Caen Normandy, Demolombe Institute.

ROUND TABLE I - THE AUGMENTED ANIMAL: WHAT SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS?

•  9:15-9:30 am Chair: "Entering the biotech century: the living being instrumentalised", Emilie GAILLARD, Senior Lecturer HDR, Sciences-po Rennes and General Coordinator of the Normandy Chair for Peace

• 9:30am-9:45am "Animal anabasis, human katabasis: a historical-philosophical approach", Pierre-Louis BOYER, Senior Lecturer - HDR in History of Law at the University of Le Mans.

• 9:45-10 am "The enslavement of animals for the benefit of human beings. Towards a status of sub-machines", Anne Laure THESSARD, Philosopher, Phil&You consultancy, teacher at EM Normandie.

• 10:00 – 10:15 am " The political imaginary of the animal seized by transanimalism ", Jules NOVAT BRALY, PhD student in Political Science, CRESPPA-CSU (UMR 7217)
  
  
• 10:15-10:30 " Artificial intelligence as a protector of the animal cause? What artificial AI models could replace animal experimentation (vivisection, experiments on mice, cats, dogs, monkeys)?

• 10:30 - 11 am Debates and break

ROUND TABLE II - THE AUGMENTED ANIMAL: WHICH PROCESSES FOR WHICH PURPOSES?

• 11:00-11:15 Chair: Anne-Charlotte GROS, Director General of the Foundation for Continental Law

• 11:15-11:30 " Transformed animals: from genetic selection to new technologies - The veterinarian's point of view ", Pascale CHAVATTE-PALMER, Veterinary Doctor, Director of the Biology of reproduction, environment, epigenetics and development unit, INRAE

• 11:30-11:45 "The cloned and genetically modified animal: history, achievements, official evaluations", Gilles Eric SERALINI, Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Caen.

• 11:45-12:00 "Xenotransplantation and improving the compatibility of animal organs with humans: a shift in borders", Christian BYK, Secretary General of the International Association of Law, Ethics and Science, President of the Science Ethics Committee of the French National Commission for UNESCO.

• 12:00-12:15 " Neurotechnologies and control of the animal brain ", Philippe MENEI, Professor of neurosurgery, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, CHU d'Angers.

• 12:15-12:30 "The creation of a remotely controlled augmented jellyfish", Nicole XU, NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, US Naval Research Laboratory.

• 12:30-12:45 Discussions

• 12:45-14:00 Lunch break

ROUND TABLE III - THE AUGMENTED ANIMAL: WHAT BORDERS WITH THE HUMAN?

• Chair: Amandine Cayol, Senior Lecturer at the University of Caen Normandy, Demolombe Institute (2.00-2.15 pm)

• 14:15 - 14:30 " Interrogating myths and legends to think about transanimalism in law ", Quentin LE PLUARD, PhD student in private law, University of Brest.

• 14:30 – 14:45 " Chimeras, cybrids and human-non-human hybrids. The debate in the UK", Calum Mc KELLAR, Edinburgh University.

• 14:45-15:00 " Law, science and the chimeria", Bérengère LEGROS, Senior Lecturer-HDR in private law, University of Lille.

• 15:00 -15:15 " From human well-being to the well-being of the augmented animal ", Muriel FALAISE, Senior Lecturer in Private Law, Jean Moulin University, Lyon III.

• 15:15-15:30 "The augmented animal: between human rights and animal rights", Aloïse QUESNE, Senior Lecturer in Private Law, University of Paris-Saclay - Evry Val d'Essonne.

• 15:30-16:00 Discussions and break

ROUND TABLE IV - THE AUGMENTED ANIMAL : WHAT LEGAL PROTECTION(S)?

• Chair: Bénédicte BEVIERE BOYER, Senior Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Paris 8, Paris 8 Legal Research Centre (4.00-4.15 pm)
  • The effects of the recognition of the legal status of the animal on "transanimalism".
  • The impact of the recognition of the legal personality of animals?

• 16:15 – 16:30 " Animal vulnerability ", Gilles RAOUL CORMEIL, Professor of private law, University of Brest.

• 16:30 – 16:45 " Public order, good morals and dignity in the light of animal biotechnologies ", Sonia DESMOULIN-CANSELIER, CNRS Research Fellow, University of Nantes.

• 16:45-17:00 "A legal personality for more protection? (no legal personality necessary)", Magali BOUTEILLE BRIGANT, Senior Lecturer-HDR in private law, University of LeMans.

• 17:00-17:15 " Towards a concept of common heritage of the Living? ", Emilie GAILLARD, Senior Lecturer HDR in private law at Sciences Po Rennes, general coordinator of the Normandy Chair for Peace

• 17:15-17:30 Discussions

17:30 Summary, J-P. MARGUENAUD, Professor of private law

Debates and end of the symposium.