Animal law movement

Joyce Tischler

Chapter 6 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law, 2025, pp 21-25 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Animal law is a legal movement that began in the late 20th Century. Animal law focuses on the laws and policies that impact the lives, status, and interests of nonhuman animals. The initial focus of the animal law movement in the US was on litigation, but it quickly expanded to include the drafting of and lobbying for new laws to protect animals and oppose legislation that harms animals, as well as developing animal law courses and programs, casebooks, and resources for animal law scholarship, including animal law committees and sections within the American Bar Association and state and local bar associations. The animal law movement has grown differently in Europe compared to the US. Rather than focusing on litigation, European animal lawyers working at animal protection NGOs have developed EU laws, which are the most robust animal protection laws in the world.

Keywords: Animal law; Animal rights; Animal protection; Scholarship; International; US; History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923666
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