Animals as Legal Beings: Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders

By Maneesha Deckha

Book Overview

In the ongoing quest to protect animals from exploitation, this book discusses "beingness," as an alternative to "personhood," as the more impactful and animal-centered legal status that recognizes and values animals for who they are.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487525877
• ISBN13: 9781487525873
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher