The evolution of animal law scholarship's theoretical foundations through critical animal law studies

Iyan Offor

Chapter 4 in Research Handbook on Animal Law and Animal Rights, 2025, pp 59-89 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Critical animal law studies have evolved as a subfield of animal law scholarship to complement the mainstream liberal approaches, including animal welfarism and animal rights. Critical animal law studies draw from, among other things, critical animal studies, continental philosophy, critical legal studies, and critical theory. This chapter explores the extent to which critical animal studies now inform the theoretical basis of animal law scholarship, mapping this scholarly landscape and highlighting how researchers can contribute to critical animal law studies. This is done by collecting, organising and assessing scholarly literature published on critical animal studies and animal law, and reflecting on the future of the subfield. The scholarship of Maneesha Deckha is considered to be central in this regard. The conclusion is reached that critical animal law studies enhance animal law's contribution to socio-legal studies and should be considered by animal law scholars when justifying their choice of theoretical framework.

Keywords: Critical Animal Studies; Animal Law; Critical Legal Studies; Legal Theory; Animal Rights; Maneesha Deckha (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035324873
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