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  • What is Animal Dignity in Law?

    Visa Kurki
    9-23
    06-06-2024
    ... have adopted dignity-based animal law have left welfarist regulations mostly intact. Hence, in its , jurisdictions that have adopted dignity-based animal law have left welfarist regulations mostly intact. Hence the abandonment of welfarism. Rather, jurisdictions that have adopted dignity-based animal law have left welfarist : welfarist and dignity-based I have above characterized dignity-based animal law as more-than-welfarism ..."
  • Against utilitarianism in animal testing law

    Eva Bernet Kempers
    12-29
    06-02-2025
    ... Despite the growing body of law regulating the use of non-human animals for scientific purposes Abstract. Despite the growing body of law that regulates the use of non-human animals , this is known as the ‘welfarist position’, legal welfarism,[16] or the ‘Animal Welfare Model’.[17] Clearly, what , this is known as the ‘welfarist position’, legal welfarism,16 or the ‘Animal Welfare Model’.17 Clearly, what ..."
  • Grundlagenforschung, Tierversuche und Tierschutzrecht: Eine Auslegeordnung

    Devon Kunz
    1-47
    28-02-2025
    ... Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH), 1-47. DOI: 10.58590/leoh.2025.004   * BLaw, Universität Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Reasons to Reduce Surplus Animals in Research (in Switzerland) – Or Why the Killing and Death of Animals and Potentially Standard Husbandry Conditions Should be Classified as Harms

    Matthias Eggel, Samuel Camenzind, Paulin Jirkof
    1-15
    22-01-2026
    ... Welfare Act aims to protect the dignity and welfare of all sentient animals, standardhousing conditions Welfare Act aims to protect the dignity and welfare of all sentient animals, standardhousing conditions . Although the Swiss Animal Welfare Act aims to protect the dignity and welfare of all sentient animals . Although the Swiss Animal Welfare Act aims to protect the dignity and welfare of all sen- tient animals ..."
  • The palpable dichotomy between animal cruelty laws and implementation – Is there a way forward for Indian jurisprudence?

    Bhavya Johari
    122-134
    16-10-2024
    ... This article critically examines the dichotomy between India's existing animal cruelty laws and This article critically examines the dichotomy between India's existing animal cruelty laws recognizing the intrinsic dignity and value of animals, whilst, in another place, the same rights were by placing human and non-human dignity on the same pedestal. Yet, the contested enunciation of animal rights ..."
  • Farm Animal Welfare in Breeding and Gene Editing: a Comparative Analysis of European Union and Swiss Law

    Ilaria Cimadori
    185-215
    18-12-2025
    ... animal breeding can impact animal welfare positively or negatively, depending on how breeders design the animal breeding can impact animal welfare positively or negatively, depending on how breeders design , citizens have voted to enshrine animal welfare (Article 80) and, more recently, the dignity of the creature safeguards, notably through its explicit protection of animal dignity, a concept absent from EU law ..."
  • An Ethic-of-Care Critique of Induced Genetic Mutation in Animals

    Josephine Donovan
    5-11
    06-02-2025
    ... – that is, inducing genetic mutation in animals. An ethic-of-care approach requires taking into – that is, inducing genetic mutation in animals. An ethic-of-care approach requires taking into consideration . Moreover, it robs the animal of dignity. It may seem anthropomorphic to consider that a fish could have and vitiates the animal’s own needs and wishes. Moreover, it robs the animal of dignity. It may seem ..."
  • When Animal Welfare Meets Institutional Panic: India's Supreme Court Creates Territorial Exclusion Zones for Community Dogs

    Bhavya Johari
    16-23
    29-01-2026
    ... animal dignity to institutional expedience, while paradoxically reducing protection for children and of animal dignity to institutional expedience, while paradoxically reducing protection for children system subordinates Article 51A(g)'s constitutional mandate of animal dignity to institutional expedience subordinates Article 51A(g)'s constitutional mandate of animal dignity to institutional expedience, while ..."
  • Animals as Subjects of Rights: Brazil's Constitutional Blueprint

    Marina Baptista-Rosa
    146-171
    11-12-2024
    ... In most countries, animals typically lack constitutional protection and rely solely on animal In most countries, animals typically lack constitutional protection and rely solely on animal protection mandate 1. Anthropocentric underpinnings 2. A turn toward ecocentrism and animal dignity ............................................................................................................. 152 2. A turn toward ecocentrism and animal dignity approaches ..."
  • Animals as Artists: An Interdisciplinary Conversation on German Copyright Law

    Julia Kessel, Prof. Dr. Roman Bartosch
    48-59
    28-03-2025
    ... The article discusses the question of animal authorship under German copyright law and argues a more-than-human dignity,[65] however, the inclusion of animals as legal subjects in our legal system Rechtswissenschaft, issue 2 185. 65 Cf. on the ample discourse on animal dignity in law: Visa A. J. Kurki, ‘What ..."
  • Animal Experimentation in Basic Research – Current Discussion and Implications of the Latest Jurisprudence in Switzerland

    Nicole Lüthi, Katerina Stoykova, Margot Michel
    99-112
    12-09-2024
    ... States, towards phasing out or at least significantly reducing the use and harm of animals in research States, towards phasing out or at least significantly reducing the use and harm of animals in research . 20 Cst.) and the protection of animal dignity and welfare (Art. 120 para. 2 and Art. 80 Cst Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Considering the fate of equestrian sports after the Olympics in Paris 2024

    Małgorzata Lubelska-Sazanów
    135-145
    21-11-2024
    ... The status of animals in the modern world has significantly changed over the last decades and the stakeholders. This article aims to show the reality of animal welfare standards in modern equestrian sports society to change attitudes from animal welfarism to animal rights,[13] there is also an increasing number to change atti- tudes from animal welfarism to animal rights,13 there is also an increasing number of public ..."
  • What and why is the "Evolutionary Scale" in Swiss Animal Welfare Law? Putting the Platypus in its Place

    Kirsten Persson, Christian Rodriguez Perez, Sebastian Hartstang, Peter Kunzmann, Bernhard Hiebl, David Shaw
    60-73
    04-04-2025
    ... In the Swiss Animal Welfare Law, paragraph 20 (2) specifically requires the selection of those In the Swiss Animal Welfare Law, paragraph 20 (2) specifically requires the selection of those What and why is the “Evolutionary Scale” in Swiss Animal Welfare Law? Putting the Platypus in its Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch What ..."
  • Moving Away from Thinghood in Law: Animals as a New Legal Category?

    Margot Michel
    29-43
    23-06-2023
    ... The question of what legal status animals have has preoccupied the law for centuries. Most legal the Swiss concept, which grants dignity to animals, is particularly controversial within Europe. [35 Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Non-Cruelty to Animals: A General Principle of (Animal) Law

    Sabine Brels
    100-110
    11-07-2025
    ... animals’ as a General Principle of Law under Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of to animals’ as a General Principle of Law under Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court Non-Cruelty to Animals: A General Principle of (Animal) Law Sabine Brels * Abstract Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch Non ..."
  • Public Policies for Human-Fauna Relations: Convergences and Contrasts Between South America and the European Union

    Vitor Calandrini, Paulo Santos de Almeida
    24-40
    12-02-2026
    ... institutionalised regulatory model centred on animal welfare and the legal recognition of animal sentience the consolidation, within the European Union, of a highly institutionalised regulatory model centred on animal aim at the protection of animals as individual sentient beings, focusing on suffering, dignity ..."
  • The Legal Status of Animals in Islamic Law. Selected Diachronic Perspectives from fiqh to Some Contemporary Statutory Laws

    Deborah Scolart
    45-62
    05-02-2026
    ... relationship, particularly regarding animals and plants. This work offers a concise overview of key Islamic relationship, particularly regarding animals and plants. This work offers a concise overview of key Islamic The Legal Status of Animals in Islamic Law. Selected Diachronic Perspectives from fiqh to Some Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch Rethinking ..."
  • If Rivers Have Rights, do Fish Have Rights Too? Examining the Relationship Between Rights of Nature and Animal Rights

    Eva Bernet Kempers
    4-22
    05-02-2026
    ... This article examines the intersection of the Rights of Nature (RoN) and animal rights, two This article examines the intersection of the Rights of Nature (RoN) and animal rights, two to ‘welfarism’, which represents the dominant paradigm of existing animal protection law. Even though animals to ‘welfarism’, which represents the dominant paradigm of existing animal protection law. Even though animals ..."
  • Exploring Alternatives to Animal Testing: Scientific, Legal and Ethical Challenges in Developing Novel Alternative Methods with a Focus on Organoids as Potential NAMs

    Inesa Fausch, Daniel Zeyer-Iyengar, Rosa Maria Cajiga Morales , Bernice Elger, Volker Enzmann, Alfred Früh
    81-99
    20-06-2025
    ... promote and serve the 3R principle – i.e. the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal to promote and serve the 3R principle – i.e. the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal testing protects the dignity of living beings including all animals’ inherent worth, which not only mandates protects the dignity of living beings including all animals’ inherent worth, which not only mandates ..."
  • “We Recognise the Value of Animal Experimentation, but we Recognise the Value of Animals as well”: Qualitative Insights on the Conflicting Experiences of Researchers on the Implementation of the 3Rs in Switzerland

    Edwin Louis-Maerten, Lester D. Geneviève, Helene Seaward, Bernice S. Elger
    162-184
    27-11-2025
    ... The practice of animal experimentation leads to conflicting obligations experienced by laboratory “We Recognise the Value of Animal Experimentation, but we Recognise the Value of Animals as well Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch “We ..."
  • Editorial for Special Issue

    Maneesha Deckha
    1-4
    06-02-2025
    ... asserts, there is no choice but to stop genetic engineering. The risk to animals bodies and their dignity Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch Accelerating ..."
  • Tiergestützte Bildung im Kontext des One Health-Ansatzes und der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – eine Annäherung

    Ameli Katharina
    127-138
    29-08-2025
    ... dieser Ansätze transformativ neu zu denken. Keywords Human-Animal Studies, Nachhaltigkeit, Tiergestützte Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Tierversuch oder wissenschaftliche Studie? Nicht-invasive Forschung an lebenden Tieren im Lichte des supranationalen und österreichischen Tierversuchsrechts

    Regina Binder
    111-126
    11-07-2025
    ... of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH), 111-126. DOI: 10.58590/leoh.2025.010   * Dr. iur. Dr Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Vollspaltenböden in der Schweine- und Rinderhaltung: Tierschutzrelevanz, Regelungen im österreichischen Tierschutzrecht und aktuelle höchstgerichtliche Judikatur

    Regina Binder
    139-161
    07-11-2025
    ... of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH), 139-161. DOI: 10.58590/leoh.2025.012   * Dr. iur. Dr Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch ..."
  • Towards Legal Protection of Animal Interests: Nature-Based or Sentience-Based Approach to Animal Rights

    Zorana S. Todorović
    23-33
    05-02-2026
    ... This article examines the idea of animal rights, arguing for a sentience-based or interest-based This article examines the idea of animal rights, arguing for a sentience-based or interest-based Towards Legal Protection of Animal Interests: Nature-Based or Sentience-Based Approach to Animal Journal of Animal Law, Ethics and One Health (LEOH) ISSN 2813-7434 www.leoh.ch Rethinking ..."
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