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