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Dr Stephanie O’ Flynn, PhD

19th April 2019

is a Lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice at Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. Stephanie holds a B.A. (Hons) in Legal Studies with Business (WIT), an LL.M. (University College Cork) and a Ph.D. (National University of Ireland, Galway). As part of her Masters, she completed a thesis entitled “Irish Animal Protection Laws.” Her doctoral thesis is entitled “From Animal Welfare to Animal Rights: Rethinking the Legal Paradigm.” Stephanie’s main lines of research focus on the legal status of animals, animal rights theory and EU and comparative animal protection law. She has a particular interest in the legal treatment of dogs, both as companion animals and in sport.