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Dr John Adenitire is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London and a Fellow of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has taught at institutions including Cambridge, Durham, Birmingham, and the UCL Constitution Unit. His research focuses on conscientious exemptions, non-human animal rights, and legal theory, with a particular emphasis on balancing religious and non-religious rights in liberal democracies.
Adenitire’s work explores the legal frameworks surrounding conscientious objections to anti-discrimination norms and the extension of constitutional rights to sentient animals. His book A General Right to Conscientious Exemption: Beyond Religious Privilege (2020) has been widely reviewed, including in the Cambridge Law Journal and Medical Law Review. He is currently working on a project advocating for sentience-based constitutionalism to protect non-human animals.
His research interests span public law, legal theory, law and religion, and comparative constitutional law. Notable contributions include articles on no-platforming in academia, the role of religion in liberal politics, and animal law. Adenitire has also engaged in public policy work, including drafting constitutional guidelines for Libya and contributing to debates on judicial independence and Brexit constitutional issues.
Adenitire’s awards include the Fellowship of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences. He frequently participates in interdisciplinary dialogues, such as the Knowing Animals podcast, where he discusses animal rights and legal philosophy. His work bridges academic rigor with public engagement, aiming to influence both scholarly discourse and real-world policy.
