Do Animals Have Any Rights in Slovakia?
Do Animals Have Any Rights in Slovakia?
Author(s): Martin Dufala, Lenka GrešováSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Energy and Environmental Studies, Public Law, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: animal protection; environmental law; Slovak legislation;
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on assessing whether the current Slovak legal framework provides animals with a sufficient level of protection against cruelty and maltreatment. Past and current Slovak legislation on animal protection was analyzed in light of the major animal welfare challenges that Slovakia faces today. Contrary to what the title of the study suggests, a different approach was chosen to strengthen the protection of animals – not through the concept of animal rights, but the concept of human rights to a favourable environment. In addition, the possibility of using the already existing environmental law legal instruments when the well-being of animal is threatened was discussed.
Journal: Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
- Issue Year: 30/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 47-65
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English