Add to ORKGIn the 2011, Chief Justice Fraser of the Alberta Court of Appeal raised an interesting question in her dissenting judgment in Reece v Edmonton (City): Should elephants have standing? Drawing on the ideas in her dissent and the Alberta’s Animal Protection Act on which the decision is based, I argue that granting animals standing is a pragmatic solution to overcoming the limitations and obstacles behind enforcing animal protection laws. This is demonstrated by exploring both the practicality and feasibility of granting standing to animals. On the point of practicality, I explain why this solution is preferable over other possibilities, such as granting public interest standing to interested parties. On the point of feasibility, I consider how...
We rely on animals for the provision of foodstuffs, material goods, domestic and commercial labour, ...
The American wild horse has long been considered a cultural icon and an integral part of the ecosyst...
Over the last half century, the law has assumed an increasingly important place in animal protection...
For animal advocates, one of the most significant barriers to the courtroom is standing. In order to...
From the legal point of view, there is nothing at all new or unfamiliar in the idea of "animal right...
This article explores the nuances in the development of environmental standing, looking especially a...
American society\u27s perception of animals has come a long way since the country was founded over 2...
In this chapter, a reprinted article from Southern African Public Law (2010), I argue that, even sup...
What are the key structural barriers that are preventing animals from gaining access to greater lega...
Animal protection is socially constructed through laws specifying which animals should be protected ...
The current legal categorisation of animals as property has its historical roots in Roman Law. The l...
This paper discusses the potential of a human rights framework to contribute to the growth and devel...
This article considers the legal personhood and dignity of non-human animals. It first argues that t...
This paper addresses the issue of the moral standing of nonhuman animals and their moral and legal r...
Since the enactment of the world’s first national animal protection law two centuries ago, the scope...
We rely on animals for the provision of foodstuffs, material goods, domestic and commercial labour, ...
The American wild horse has long been considered a cultural icon and an integral part of the ecosyst...
Over the last half century, the law has assumed an increasingly important place in animal protection...
For animal advocates, one of the most significant barriers to the courtroom is standing. In order to...
From the legal point of view, there is nothing at all new or unfamiliar in the idea of "animal right...
This article explores the nuances in the development of environmental standing, looking especially a...
American society\u27s perception of animals has come a long way since the country was founded over 2...
In this chapter, a reprinted article from Southern African Public Law (2010), I argue that, even sup...
What are the key structural barriers that are preventing animals from gaining access to greater lega...
Animal protection is socially constructed through laws specifying which animals should be protected ...
The current legal categorisation of animals as property has its historical roots in Roman Law. The l...
This paper discusses the potential of a human rights framework to contribute to the growth and devel...
This article considers the legal personhood and dignity of non-human animals. It first argues that t...
This paper addresses the issue of the moral standing of nonhuman animals and their moral and legal r...
Since the enactment of the world’s first national animal protection law two centuries ago, the scope...
We rely on animals for the provision of foodstuffs, material goods, domestic and commercial labour, ...
The American wild horse has long been considered a cultural icon and an integral part of the ecosyst...
Over the last half century, the law has assumed an increasingly important place in animal protection...