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