Animal welfare and international environmental law: from conservation to compassion. Edited by Werner Scholtz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scholtz, W. (Werner), editor.

Series:

New horizons in environmental and energy law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Environmental law, International.

Animal welfare--Law and legislation.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019

Summary:

At a time when the planet's wildlife faces countless dangers, international environmental law continues to overlook its evolving welfare interests. This thought-provoking book provides a crucial exploration of how international environmental law must adapt to take account of the growing recognition of the intrinsic value of wildlife.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Value, wild animals and law

3. Animals, humans and the international legal order: towards an integrated bioethical perspective

4. Wildlife law and animal welfare: competing interests and ethics

5. Shifting norms in wild animal protection and effective regulatory design

6. Why conservation and sustainability require protection for the interests of animals

7. Trading rhinoceros horn for the sake of conservation: dehorning the dilemma through a legal analysis of the emergence of animal welfare

8. WTO law, the environment and animal welfare.

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Print:

ISBN:

9781788113946