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Rights of and Over Animals in the ius naturae et gentium (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)

Year: 2020

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The chapter examines different theological and philosophical paradigms of rights in the early modern period. It shows that, contrary to initial appearances, animals were not totally excluded from any kind of right, and that violence against them was not always regarded as legitimate. Remarkably, one of the founders of the discipline of the law of nature and law of nations (ius naturae et gentium), Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694), acknowledged animal pain—although he did not translate this acknowledgment into a moral wrong of doing violence to animals, or grant animals moral rights.

Source: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-60756-5_2

Author: Annabel Brett

Institution: University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Animal Law and Welfare

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: University of Cambridge