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