LEGAL PROTECTION OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
LEGAL PROTECTION OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Author(s): Nataša StojanovićSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Experimental animals; EU law; Serbian legislation
Summary/Abstract: Despite the state-of-the-art achievements of modern technology, live animals are largely used today in diverse experimental procedures. The author of this paper shall not discuss the issues related to man's cruelty to experimental animals, the inadequacy and actual uselessness of these experiments for human beings, nor the fact that these experiments may actually be an impediment to scientific discovery. In this article, the author analyses the legal aspects concerning the protection of experimental animals in the European Union and in the Republic of Serbia. In anticipation of the forthcoming harmonization of the national legislation in this area with the EU legislation, the author eventually suggests some measures for the protection of experimental animals in Serbia.
Journal: FACTA UNIVERSITATIS - Law and Politics
- Issue Year: 7/2009
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 65-78
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English