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Animal Rights Law

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Animal Rights Law offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of animal rights law worldwide. Drawing on examples from over 30 legal systems across civil and common law traditions, the book explores the journey from early anti-cruelty laws to modern welfare legislation, as well as recent attempts to recognise animals as legal persons. It addresses key ethical, legal, and social issues such as property rights, subjecthood, dignity, and human rights, making complex topics accessible through clear explanations and study aids.
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This book is ideal for students from diverse disciplines seeking an accessible yet thorough introduction to animal rights law, as well as for educators and readers interested in the ethical and legal protection of animals worldwide.

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The first to map the field of animal rights law, this user-friendly book explores the rights of animals in all key legal, ethical, and social dimensions.

The first to map the field of animal rights law, this user-friendly book explores the rights of animals in all key legal, ethical, and social dimensions.

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Do animals have legal rights? This pioneering book tells readers everything they need to know about animal rights law.

Using straightforward examples from over 30 legal systems from both the civil and common law traditions, and based on popular courses run by the authors at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights, the book takes the reader from the earliest anti-cruelty laws to modern animal welfare laws, to recent attempts to grant basic rights and personhood to animals. To help readers understand this legal evolution, it explains the ethics, legal theory, and social issues behind animal rights and connected topics such as property, subjecthood, dignity, and human rights.

The bookโ€™s companion website (bloomsbury.pub/animal-rights-law) provides access to briefs on the latest developments in this fast-changing area, and gives readers the tools to investigate their own legal systems with a list of key references to the latest cases, legislation, and jurisdiction-specific bibliographic references.

Rich in exercises and study aids, this easy-to-use introduction is a prime resource for students from all disciplines and for anyone else who wants to understand how animals are protected by the law.

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Highly praised as an invaluable resource, Animal Rights Law is celebrated for its clarity and depth. Russil Durrant from Victoria University of Wellington calls it an 'absolutely fantastic book' essential for students. Angus Nurse from Anglia Ruskin University describes it as a compelling and timely work that caters to both beginners and those with advanced knowledge, providing a thorough reference to key debates, case law, and legislation.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509956104

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hart Publishing

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Raffael N Fasel is Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, UK, and a Senior Researcher in Law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Sean C Butler is a Fellow of St Edmundโ€™s College, Cambridge, UK, and Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, UK.

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