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