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