Animal Law
LAWS5110
This unit of study examines the ways in which the law defines and regulates the relationship between humans and animals. It introduces students to the key issues, legal frameworks and regulatory regimes in this area whilst encouraging a critical examination of these sources. The unit begins with a discussion of the status of animals as property and the implications of this approach and then moves to providing an overview of the moral and ethical arguments supporting an animal protection position and the case for animal rights. The focus of the unit is on the regulatory frameworks that currently apply to interactions between humans and animals, both domesticated and wild. The following topics will be considered: legal issues relating to companion animals; torts and animals; animal welfare legislation and its enforcement; the regulation of the agricultural use of animals and role of model codes of practice; animal welfare standards and free trade; live export of animals; the regulation of the use of animals in science; and issues relating to wild animals, including hunting, pest animals, and endangered species. Although the focus of the unit is the law in Australia, wherever relevant the approach adopted in Australia will be compared and contrasted with that of other jurisdictions.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: LAWS5110
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No