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