Animal lives matter : the continuing quest for justice / Raymond Wacks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wacks, Raymond, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights.

Animals--Law and legislation.

Animals.

Animal welfare--Law and legislation.

Animal welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Raymond Wacks, Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory, is the author of 15 books, and editor of 10. Several of his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His books include Personal Information: Privacy and the Law; Privacy and Media Freedom; Privacy: A Very Short Introduction; Law: A Very Short Introduction; and Justice: A Beginner's Guide. Among his most recent publications are Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered, COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age, and National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti). The sixth edition of his Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory was published in 2021, as was The Rule of Law Under Fire?

Contents:

Introduction

Ethical foundations

Animal rights

Rights resistance

Human rights

Utilitarianism vs deontology

Welfarism

Abolitionism

Capabilities

Contractarianism and contractualism

Citizenship

The law

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Wacks, Raymond. Animal lives matter

ISBN:

9781032702575

1032702575

9781003852018

1003852017

Publisher Number:

40032262350

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.