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 Switzerland • Protection of rights • Animal ethics • Animal farming • Intersectionality • Animal welfare and rights • Bullfight • Ecuador • Animal welfare • Enactive ethics • International law • International heritage law • International trade law • Large carnivores • Interdisciplinary research • Ecofeminism • Legal representation of associations • Political theory • 82/2025 • Criminal law and non-human animals • Legal status of animals • More-than-human justice • Intensive farming • Article 9 Italian Constitution • Human-Animal Studies • Damage caused by the death of the pet • Art • Human environment • Environmental ethics • Ecovegfeminism • Law 82/2025 • Multispecies justice • Animal law • Natural heritage • Interspecific relationship • Intangible cultural heritage • Whaling or whale hunting • Christine Korsgaard • 9 Italian Constitution • Animals in family crisis • Dereification of animals • Sentient beings • EU law • Climate change • Biodiversity • World Trade Organization • Ecocentrism • Antispeciesism • Animal exploitation • Confiscation • Species protection • Animal constitutionalisation • Animals • Shintoism and Buddhism • Rights of non-human animals • Sustainability • Japanese law • Trade barriers • Animal rights • Speciesism • Anthropocentrism • Seizure • Cultural diversity • Law no • Animal agency • Habitat Directive • Utilitarianism • Animals in international law • Italy • European Union • Non-human animals • Administrative law
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-997-9 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-997-9 | Published Dec. 18, 2025 | Language it
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