Foundations of Animal Law. Concepts – Principles – Dilemmas
Foundations of Animal Law. Concepts – Principles – Dilemmas

Author(s): Tomasz Pietrzykowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: law; animals; bioethics; legal system; philosophy of law; legal theory
Summary/Abstract: The book is an essay in general jurisprudence exploring the philosophical, ethical and doctrinal foundations of the emerging field of legal regulation – animal law. The book focuses on the critical exposition of the current legal framework of animal protection. A comparative approach allows to identify the basic concepts and principles that underpin legal regulations concerning animal protection of the contemporary legal systems. It provides a valuable presentation of what the present model of animal law really is highlighting the dilemmas faced by its further development. It gives the book a unique and original perspective based on a comperehensive examination of the relevant laws in Poland, Europe and elsewhere.

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