Beyond Species: The Quest for an Adequate Legal Concept for Animals in Brazilian Legal System
This paper examines the issue of the proper legal treatment of animals. To this end, we debunked the importance of the criterion of species for justifying the distinction between humans and animals. Then, we also sought to analyse the main ethical theories that overcome speciesism and its legal repe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Biodireito e Direito dos Animais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistarbda/article/view/26 |