As an animal law teacher, I am often asked ‘what is animal law?’ I usually respond by firstly pointing out that animal law is, in fact, concerned with the behaviour of humans as much as it is concerned with animals. A student studying animal law is introduced to a range of practical and theoretical perspectives on the way in which humans interact with, and think about, animals. The central focus is legal regulation and the ethical dimensions of animal welfare and rights. The animal law …
This paper is aimed at European lawyers. The paper has four parts -- namely, a description of context being Australian society, and the vast landscape of judicial and quasi-judicial decision makers in Australia. This is followed by a commentary on the repetitive critiques of judicial decision making; and a suggested redemption of such judicial decision making.
