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