Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Human Beings have violated the privacy of animals through various ways and it is time to grant legal protection to them. The paper has been divided into five parts. Part I starts with a brief introduction to the topic. It explains the right to privacy in the present context and establishes the discourse for providing privacy to non-human animals. Part II describes the meaning of privacy for non-human animals, impact of human intervention on their life and judicial stance on the recognition of rights of animals. Part III of the paper deals with the jurisprudential analysis of privacy. It establishes the argument of right to privacy being provided to non-human animals by recognising their ‘Legal Personhood’. Part IV takes the stand and provides the Indian judicial stance through various judicial pronouncements and constitutional provisions. Part V discusses various examples of foreign jurisdictions and concludes the paper by discussing the need for eco-centric principles.
Authors: Abhishek Burman, Vibhuti Mittal
Institution: Maharashtra National Law University
Language: English
Topic: Animal Law and Welfare
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7163669697