Should Animals Have Political Rights?

Alle politischen Gemeinschaften müssen Entscheidungen über die Behandlung von Tieren treffen. Viele Staaten schützen Tiere durch Gesetze vor unnötigem Leid. Aber enden damit auch die Rechte von Tieren?

List of contents

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Animal Welfare Legislation
3. Constitutional Provisions
4. Legal Personhood
5. Membership
6. Democratic Representation
7. Conclusion: Political Rights for Animals

About the author

Alasdair Cochrane is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Sheffield

Summary

Alle politischen Gemeinschaften müssen Entscheidungen über die Behandlung von Tieren treffen. Viele Staaten schützen Tiere durch Gesetze vor unnötigem Leid. Aber enden damit auch die Rechte von Tieren?

Report

'Clear, concise, comprehensive and packed with information, arguments and case studies, this book is the best resource that currently exists for anyone interested in learning about the legal and political status of animals.'
Jeff Sebo, New York University
 
'Convincingly argued and engagingly written, Cochrane shows us how the interests of non-human animals ought to be politically protected, advanced and represented in a just society.'
Steve Cooke, University of Leicester

Product details

• Authors: a Cochrane, Alasdair Cochrane, Cochrane Alasdair
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781509530069
• ISBN: 978-1-5095-3006-9
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Political Theory Today; Political Theory Today
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Veterinärmedizin, Tierschutz, Philosophie, Politikwissenschaft, Political Science, Angewandte Ethik, Philosophy, veterinary medicine, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy & Theory, Politische Philosophie u. Politiktheorie, Tierschutz, Ethik u. Recht, Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law