Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.

Law 2015-177 of February 16, 2015, modifying the French Civil Code, defined animals as « living beings doted with sensibility », which marked an evolution in French Law. Yet neither attributed legal personhood nor provided with a new legal regime, animals remain, except where special laws protect t...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d2f32ccb84fb4bb39bb89064be9e224f2021-11-27T08:45:27ZLegal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.10.5565/rev/da.3412462-7518https://doaj.org/article/d2f32ccb84fb4bb39bb89064be9e224f2018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/da/article/view/341https://doaj.org/toc/2462-7518 Law 2015-177 of February 16, 2015, modifying the French Civil Code, defined animals as « living beings doted with sensibility », which marked an evolution in French Law. Yet neither attributed legal personhood nor provided with a new legal regime, animals remain, except where special laws protect them, covered by the regime of things. The objective of the March 29, 2018 Seminar was twofold: • To demonstrate that companion animals are capable of being granted legal personhood. • To recommend, concomitantly, the recognition of the legal category of (natural) non-human person and the creation of a special regime attached to it. Cédric RiotUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Dretarticlelegal personhoodcompanion animalslegal status(natural) non-human persondoctrinelegal status of the companion animalAnimal cultureSF1-1100Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. JurisprudenceK1-7720ENESDerecho Animal, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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language EN
ES
topic legal personhood
companion animals
legal status
(natural) non-human person
doctrine
legal status of the companion animal
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
K1-7720
spellingShingle legal personhood
companion animals
legal status
(natural) non-human person
doctrine
legal status of the companion animal
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
K1-7720
Cédric Riot
Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
description Law 2015-177 of February 16, 2015, modifying the French Civil Code, defined animals as « living beings doted with sensibility », which marked an evolution in French Law. Yet neither attributed legal personhood nor provided with a new legal regime, animals remain, except where special laws protect them, covered by the regime of things. The objective of the March 29, 2018 Seminar was twofold: • To demonstrate that companion animals are capable of being granted legal personhood. • To recommend, concomitantly, the recognition of the legal category of (natural) non-human person and the creation of a special regime attached to it.
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author Cédric Riot
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title Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
title_short Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
title_full Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
title_fullStr Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
title_full_unstemmed Legal Personhood of Animals (I): The case for the legal personhood of companion animals. Synthesis of doctrinal developments.
title_sort legal personhood of animals (i): the case for the legal personhood of companion animals. synthesis of doctrinal developments.
publisher Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Dret
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