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