This unit is concerned with the role of the law in regulating our interactions with animals. This unit considers important philosophical, ethical, legal and regulatory questions regarding the treatment of animals. How should animals be treated in modern-day society? Why are some animals afforded greater protections than others? How does one determine what is necessary and unnecessary harm in the treatment of animals? Should animals be conceptualised as personal property or afforded protections available to legal persons under the law? Students will be exposed to a range of ideas that will inform their analysis of contemporary animal welfare legislative framework. Regulatory arrangements... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Peter Radan
Prerequisites: 6cp from units at 300 level including LAW316 and permission of the Executive Dean of Faculty
