Animal Warfare Law and the Need for an Animal Law of Peace: A Comparative Reconstruction

Abstract This Article puts forward a novel analogy between animal welfare law and international humanitarian law—two seemingly unrelated bodies of law that are both marked by the aporia of humanizing the inhumane. Through the comparative lens of the international laws of war and peace, this Article...

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Published in:The American journal of comparative law 2023-08, Vol.71 (1), p.189-233
Main Author: Stucki, Saskia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Animals
Comparative law
Humanitarian law
International law
Peace
War
Welfare
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Summary:Abstract This Article puts forward a novel analogy between animal welfare law and international humanitarian law—two seemingly unrelated bodies of law that are both marked by the aporia of humanizing the inhumane. Through the comparative lens of the international laws of war and peace, this Article argues that existing animal welfare law is best understood as a kind of warfare law that regulates violent activities within an ongoing “war on animals.” It further submits that this animal warfare law needs to be complemented and counterbalanced by an animal law of peace, consisting of a jus animalis contra bellum and peacetime animal rights.
ISSN:0002-919X
2326-9197
DOI:10.1093/ajcl/avad018