Lineamenti di diritto e diritti degli animali non umani
open access | peer reviewed
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edited by
- Sara De Vido - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile
- Monica Gazzola - Ordine Avv. Venezia - email
Abstract
Lineamenti di diritto e diritti degli animali non umani is one of the outputs of the Jean Monnet module Working on non-Human Animal Law and rights in the EU (WHALE), hosted by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The volume aims to serve as a study manual for students and professionals across various fields, including law, veterinary medicine, philosophy, and environmental studies. The book emphasises the need to challenge the anthropocentric nature of law. It advocates for a legal paradigm shift that recognizes animals as subjects with interests deserving protection, not merely as objects serving human needs. The volume is structured into four parts: philosophical and ethical foundations; international and European legal frameworks; Italian civil and criminal law; comparative law; Italian constitutional, and administrative perspectives. Each section includes scholarly articles and thematic focuses, addressing topics such as animal sentience, activism, veterinary ethics, and the exploitation of animals in fashion and food. The editors of the book call for a transformation of power relations into systems of care and protection, dedicating the volume to future legal professionals and all living beings.
Keywords Sustainability • Sentient beings • Non-human animals • Anthropocentrism • Ecocentrism • International heritage law • EU law • Animals in family crisis • Intangible cultural heritage • Protection of rights • Japanese law • Rights of non-human animals • Animal welfare and rights • Dereification of animals • Enactive ethics • Administrative law • Animals in international law • Animal rights • Antispeciesism • Animal welfare • Animal ethics • Legal status of animals • Natural heritage • Human environment • World Trade Organization • Cultural diversity • Article 9 Italian Constitution • Ecuador • Speciesism • Bullfight • Climate change • International law • International trade law • Damage caused by the death of the pet • Animal law • Large carnivores • Legal representation of associations • Shintoism and Buddhism • Species protection • Ecovegfeminism • 82/2025 • Whaling or whale hunting • Trade barriers • Political theory • Multispecies justice • Animal agency • Animal farming • Christine Korsgaard • Utilitarianism • Art • Law no • Interdisciplinary research • Intensive farming • Interspecific relationship • Animal constitutionalisation • Seizure • Animals • Criminal law and non-human animals • More-than-human justice • Switzerland • Biodiversity • 9 Italian Constitution • Confiscation • Animal exploitation • Human-Animal Studies • European Union • Intersectionality • Ecofeminism • Environmental ethics • Law 82/2025 • Habitat Directive • Italy
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-997-9 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-997-9 | ISBN (PRINT) 979-12-5742-020-8 | Number of pages 302 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published Dec. 18, 2025 | Language it
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