Lineamenti di diritto e diritti degli animali non umani
open access | peer reviewed
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edited by
- Sara De Vido - Ca' Foscari University of Venice - 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 International trade law • Christine Korsgaard • Art • Habitat Directive • Environmental ethics • Cultural diversity • Damage caused by the death of the pet • Animals in family crisis • Ecovegfeminism • Animal ethics • Ecofeminism • Anthropocentrism • Intersectionality • Natural heritage • Species protection • 82/2025 • Enactive ethics • Seizure • Animal constitutionalisation • 9 Italian Constitution • EU law • Climate change • Rights of non-human animals • Administrative law • Animal agency • Biodiversity • Intensive farming • Interspecific relationship • Multispecies justice • International heritage law • Ecocentrism • Protection of rights • Bullfight • Confiscation • Ecuador • Law 82/2025 • World Trade Organization • Antispeciesism • Human environment • Sentient beings • Human-Animal Studies • Political theory • Whaling or whale hunting • Animals in international law • Legal representation of associations • Legal status of animals • Animal welfare • Japanese law • Non-human animals • More-than-human justice • Trade barriers • Animal law • Animals • Animal exploitation • Animal rights • Italy • International law • Animal farming • Large carnivores • Sustainability • European Union • Shintoism and Buddhism • Criminal law and non-human animals • Intangible cultural heritage • Switzerland • Law no • Article 9 Italian Constitution • Dereification of animals • Animal welfare and rights • Utilitarianism • Interdisciplinary research • Speciesism
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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