The legal thinghood of nonhuman animals
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Giving non-human animals a legal thinghood stems from the most primitive legal systems. This arose from ancient hierarchical cosmologies and the triumph of man-centered Biblical law over the secular, utilitarian law of Mesopotamia. Only in the 18th century did the discrediting of these theocentric, hierarchical cosmologies start, yet many still reject Darwinism, believe in hierarchical cosmologies and regard animals as property. The law should liberate at least some of the nonhuman animals from legal thinghood and give them some of the rights of legal personhood.
Publication Name: Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0190-7034
Year: 1996
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The case against rights for animals
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Animals do not have legal rights and the laws now sued to protect them do so to protect human interests and esthetic values. Moreover, the historical progression of rights in the US does not imply any extension or recognition of them in animals, notwithstanding the experiences of women and African-Americans. The doctrine of standing buttresses the legal system against such claims, which in any event would, if granted, damage or destroy many human rights and freedoms.
Publication Name: Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0190-7034
Year: 1995
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The "wholly separate" truth: Did the Yellowstone wolf reintroduction violate section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act?
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The author examines and rejects arguments that the federal government's successful program reintroducing the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho violate the Endangered Species Act.
Publication Name: Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0190-7034
Year: 2000
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