Tomasz Pietrzykowski
professor of Law University of Silesia
Tomasz Pietrzykowski is professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia in Katowice. His work focuses on legal theory, philosophy of law, bioethics and public policy. He is the author of numerous books and articles on legal personhood, animal rights, ethics in public administration, and the relationship between law, science and society. He has held a number of senior academic and institutional positions, including Vice-Rector for International and Domestic Cooperation at the University of Silesia and Head of the Research Center for Public Policy and Regulatory Governance. He combines theoretical legal scholarship, university teaching, public engagement and expert work on regulation, ethics and governance.
Past talks
Sun. 27 September
at 11:30 - 12:45
11:30 - 12:45
Sunday 27 September
Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
Recent decades have transformed our understanding of animal minds: spatial reasoning, numeracy, even innate musical preferences. These findings raise urgent legal questions. If a newborn chick can distinguish consonance from dissonance, how does this reshape our relationship with non-human animals? Is the law ready to respond? This talk explores the boundary between science and legal norms, from comparative cognition to non-human legal personhood.
Location: Area Talk 2 - Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste
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