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