Sökning: "animal rights law"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 30 uppsatser innehållade orden animal rights law.

1. 1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

   Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Författare :Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
   Nyckelord :Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

   Sammanfattning : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. LÄS MER

3. 2. Djurs rättsliga ställning – Om djurskyddsintressets historiska utveckling och roll i förvaltningsförfarandet

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Författare :Eleonora Rönström; [2023]
   Nyckelord :rättssubjektivitet; allmänt intresse; allmänna intressen; förvaltningsrätt; förvaltningsförfarande; förvaltningsprocess; djurrätt; djurskydd; djurvälfärd; animal welfare; animal protection; processrätt; etisk prövning; djurskyddskontroll; offentlig kontroll; djurskyddsombudsman; djurombudsman; tematiska ombudsmän; intresserepresentativa ombudsmän; djurskyddsmyndighet; Jordbruksverket; djurskyddslagen; djurförsöksetisk nämnd; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish animal welfare legislation states that animals have interests and needs that must be protected. However, throughout history, animals have been regarded as objects in legal terms, lacking the capacity to hold in- terests and rights. LÄS MER

4. 3. Comparative study between wool certifications and Swedish legislation - perspective on Swedish wool

   Master-uppsats, Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Författare :Julia Ekberg; Anna Irina Torvinen; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Wool; Certifications; Labels; Standards; Legislations; Comparative study;

   Sammanfattning : Purpose – This study aims to compare existing certification schemes to the legislation in Sweden to see which measures the best are to ensure the sustainability of Swedish wool when using it as a raw material. Design/methodology/approach - The study follows a qualitative research approach. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Rights of Nature in the Scandinavian Wilderness : the case of Fulufjället National Park

   Magister-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Författare :Emese Annabella Boda; [2022]
   Nyckelord :human rights; Nature’s rights; sustainability; intergenerational equity; environmental protection; conservation; biodiversity; intrinsic value; interconnectedness;

   Sammanfattning : The idea of recognizing the Rights of Nature has emerged as a response and an alternative source of stimulus to tackle today’s environmental problems causing eco-anxiety. This study intends to give insight on how a high level of environmental awareness can contribute substantially to a balanced relationship with Nature. LÄS MER

7. 5. Neo-republicanism as a framework for a political theory of animal protection - An evaluation of Philip Pettit’s neo-republican theory of freedom and its potential for extending justice to non-human animals

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Martin Hansen; [2022]
   Nyckelord :animal rights; Neo-republicanism; analytical political theory; reflective equilibrium; political turn; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : Non-human animals are often excluded from contemporary political theories, much to their detriment in terms of welfare and protection. The ‘political turn’ is a subset of animal ethicists concerned with moving beyond motivating moral status and instead discussing the politics of a shared human-animal society. LÄS MER