LEGAL DEREIFICATION OF ANIMALS – THE POLISH EXPERIENCE
The aim of the paper is to present the concept of normative dereification of animals. Since 1997 Poland has been one of the countries which decided to build their animal protection system on the foundation of distinction of animals from objects. As stated in article 1 paragraph 1 of the Polish Anima...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bielsko-Biała School of Finance and Law
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej |
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| Online Access: | http://asej.eu/gicid/01.3001.0012.2671 |
| Summary: | The aim of the paper is to present the concept of normative dereification of animals.
Since 1997 Poland has been one of the countries which decided to build their animal
protection system on the foundation of distinction of animals from objects. As stated in
article 1 paragraph 1 of the Polish Animal Protection Act 1997 the animal as a living
being, capable of suffering is not a thing. The author analyses the meaning of the
regulation, its actual impact over the years and discusses related interpretative
difficulties. In the author's view most importantly dereification provision should be seen
as source of a specific interpretative directive. Thus, significant part of the paper has
been devoted to the analysis of available court rulings addressing dereification and
recognising existence of dereification-based directive of interpretation which has to be
applied in cases involving animals.
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| ISSN: | 2543-9103 2543-411X |