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Jeanette Karen Rowley (born 1962) is a British animal rights activist and vegan critical legal scholar. She is noted[1] for educating the vegan community about their legal rights and coining the idea of vegan jurisprudence. She has acted as amicus curiae and witness in legal cases that centre on vegan rights, including the British employment tribunal that confirmed ethical veganism as a protected philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.[2] Rowley founded the campaign for vegan rights and The International Vegan Rights Alliance in 2012.[3] She also founded The Vegan Society’s International Rights Network[4] and is an independent consultant to The Vegan Society.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Rowley obtained a PhD in Law at The University of Lancaster in 2017[7] specialising in veganism and human rights law.
Rowley has presented her work on veganism and law at a number of academic and policy conferences. In 2012, Rowley was a speaker at the 5th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference, in Toulouse, France[8] where she presented her argument that veganism was relevant to the principles of equality and inclusion. Also in 2012, she presented her proposal that vegans should defend their rights to live with compassion as a measure to support the campaign for animal rights at the International Animal Rights Conference, Luxembourg.[9] Rowley has been a speaker on vegan rights at various events since 2012 including at Vegfest in 2013.[10]
Rowley has contributed to legal cases involving vegan rights in a number of jurisdictions. In the United Kingdom she provided consultation and served as an expert witness in the employment tribunal of Jordi Casamitjana,[11][12][13] which resulted in the legal recognition of ethical veganism as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. Rowley has been appointed witness, and granted leave to submit amicus curiae briefs in vegan rights cases, including in Peru,[14][15] Norway,[16] and Canada.[17] Media reports indicate that Rowley is regularly consulted to support vegan complainants.[18][19][20]
Publications
[edit]Rowley has authored and edited several publications on veganism and law:
- Rowley, J. (2015). 'Survey of Vegans'. Lancaster University: https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/veganism-and-equality-research(f7c7c455-d6b6-49a2-9766-863fc7a92213).html
- Rowley, J. (2016). “Human Rights Are Animal Rights: The Implications of Ethical Veganism for Human Rights”. In J. Castricano & R. R. Simonsen (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Veganism ( 67–92). Palgrave Macmillan: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33419-6.
- Rowley, J. (2020). Towards a Vegan Jurisprudence: The Need for a Reorientation of Human Rights, Rowman & Littlefield. doi:10.5040/9781978737976.
- Rowley, J. And Prisco, C. Eds. (2021). Law and Veganism: International Perspectives on the Human Right to Freedom of Conscience. Lexington Books. doi:10.5771/9781793622624.
- Rowley, J. (2024). Seeds of change: The International Vegan rights Alliance and the Vegan Rights Revolution. Lexington Books. doi:10.5771/9781666951547.
Rowley has written for multiple outlets including the UK Journal of Animal Law 2018,[21] Vegconomist, 2020,[22] The Law Society Gazette, 2023[23] and The Vegan Society, 2010-present,[24][25][26][27][28]
Reception
[edit]Rowley's work has been well-received and commented on by prominent figures in the vegan community, including, amongst others, Oscar Horta.[29]
Writing for Bloomsbury Publishers, sociologist Richard Twine states that “[t]o read [Rowley’s publication] Law and Veganism … is to glimpse the preliminary and necessary unravelling of our anthropocentric cultures of animal consumption.”[30]
Writing for Bloomsbury Publishers, Gary L. Francione, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy, Emeritus Rutgers University, and well known for his abolitionist theory of animal rights, commended Rowley’s efforts to ensure that the rights of vegans are protected.[31]
Rowley has also been interviewed multiple times by registered charity radio CKCU. In an interview on October 2019 on CKCU FM’s Always for Animal Rights, Rowley was asked about her legal strategy for protecting vegans’ rights and the ethical foundations of veganism within the framework of human rights law.[32]
Rowley has also been interviewed about her work on mainstream media, LBC News.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ ABBEY R., Veganism and Australia's Animal Justice Party, New Political Science, 44 (2), 309-323. - DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/07393148.2022.2053475
- ^ Mr J Casamitjana Costa v The League Against Cruel Sports RECORD of a PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING
- ^ Cranmer, Frank (2017-06-18). "Law and religion round-up – 18th June | Law & Religion UK". Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Dr Jeanette Rowley". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Dr. Jeanette Rowley". VegfestUK. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Ashmore, Richard (2025-04-17). "Vegan society 'demands apology' after what it claims is a slur by top Tory". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Jeanette Rowley - Vegan Rights Consultant and Advocate". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ 23-25 July 2012 Toulouse Business School Equality, Diversity, Inclusion 2012 Conference CONFERENCE PROGRAM
- ^ "Speakers [International Animal Rights Conference: 13.-16.9.2012 - Luxembourg]". ar-conference.org. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Dr. Jeanette Rowley". VegfestUK. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Gayle, Damien (2020-01-03). "Ethical veganism is a belief protected by law, tribunal rules". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ O’ SULLIVAN García, M., Vegetarian and vegan rights in Europe: chickening out or egging them on?, dA. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies) 11/4 (2020). - DOI https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/da.517
- ^ EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Mr J Casamitjana Costa Respondent v The League Against Cruel Sports RECORD of a PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING
- ^ Tercero, Alexis Revollé (2024-09-13). "Universidad San Marcos: realizan audiencia por demanda de estudiantes que exigen menú vegano". IDL | Instituto de defensa Legal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Vegan Society provides support in precedent setting Peru lawsuit". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Lurås, Helge (2025-05-12). "Vil ha veganisme godkjent som livssyn - idag startet rettssaken". inyheter.no - Nyheter og aktuelt - Innenriks og Utenriks. (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Knauff v. Ontario (Natural Resources and Forestry), 2023 HRTO 1729 (CanLII)
- ^ "The Vegan Society Welcomes the Removal of Veganism from NHS Prevent Training". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Bristol vegan student forces college into u-turn on making her do farming module
- ^ "Vegan dad couldn't sleep because daughter couldn't take soya milk to school". Metro. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Journal | A-LAW". Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "An Insight into Ethical Vegan Law by Dr. Jeanette Rawley, Chair of The Vegan Society's International Rights Network". vegconomist.com. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Rowley, Jeanette (July 2023). "Defining ethical veganism". Law Gazette. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Courting Controversy: Veganism is Denied Protection Under the Ontario Human Rights Code". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Veganism and Animal Rights Activism Employment Screening". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "The Expert Series Spring 2021: Veganism, Counter Terrorism Strategy and Policing". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Celebrating 30 years of legal recognition for veganism". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Discrimination on a Plate? Vegan Equality and Inclusion in Spain's School Food Law". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Horta, O., 'Discrimination Against Vegans', (2018). Res Publica (24)3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317768313_Discrimination_Against_Vegans Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ Twine R., 'Academic Reviews', https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/law-and-veganism-9781793622617/ Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ Francione, G.L., 'Academic Reviews', https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/seeds-of-change-9781666951530/ Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ CKCU, 'Interview with Jeanette Rowley', Always for Animal Rights, https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/45142.html
- ^ Swarbrick, T., 'Vegan Society lawyer on why veganism should be given same legal rights as religion', LBC News 2 January 2020. https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/tom-swarbrick/vegan-society-lawyer-on-why-veganism-religion/