Animals in EU Economic Law

This volume explores the intersection of animal protection and economic law within the European Union, offering a bold new framework for safeguarding sentient beings. Despite decades of EU legislation and constitutional recognition of animal sentience, industrial farming, wildlife trade, and animal-based research continue to thrive under economic pressures. Through contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book reveals how economic lawspanning corporate, trade, competition, procurement, and consumer lawcan be reimagined to prioritize animal welfare.

Reveals how EU market and corporate rules systematically sideline animal welfare Recasts economic law as a proactive lever for advancing animal protection Enriches the theory and practice of animal law and policy with new regulatory lenses

Autorentext

Aude-Solveig Epstein is Provost at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Associate Professor of Law at Paris Nanterre University.

Alice Di Concetto is the Chief Legal Advisor at The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy. She is additionally a lecturer in animal ethics at Sciences Po (Paris, France).

Inhalt

Introduction.- PART I Animals in Economic Law.- Animals in Economic Law: A Research Agenda.- PART II Animals as Economic Input.- The Common Agricultural Policy and Animals: Friends or Foes?.- Protecting Marine Life: Legal Gaps and Policy Contradictions in EU Fishing Regulations.- Cruelty Under Contract: A Case Study in French Law.- Corporate Social Responsibility and Animal Protection.- PART III Animals as Consumption Goods.- What Can Competition Law Do for Animals? Recent Developments and Future Directions Under the French Competition Authority.- Animal Protection in Public Procurement Rules.- The Protection of Endangered Species in EU and International Trade Law.- Meat Reduction as an Animal Protection Policy Goal: Exploring the Economic, Health, and Climate Nexus in EU Law.