Wildlife Law and Ethics (eBook)

A U.S. Perspective

Yolanda Eisenstein, Bruce Wagman Bruce Wagman (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
265 Seiten
American Bar Association (Verlag)
978-1-63425-805-0 (ISBN)

Infos

While most books covering wildlife law include a survey of international laws, this book takes a different approach. Looking closely not only on the legal issues involved but also on compelling ethical and moral issues, this book is a thoughtful guide for attorneys and laypeople alike. Chapters are framed around specific issues, including species extinction, illegal wildlife trade, exploitation of the world’s oceans, and wild animals in captivity, and include case studies. Wild animals, unlike companion animals, are usually in distant lands or public parks, making our ability to help seem beyond reach. After reading this book, no one should see his or her role in wildlife protection as limited or nonexistent. By understanding the issues and the laws, it is clear how the products we buy, the entertainment we choose, and the votes we cast have a direct impact on wildlife and the environment.

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Exploring how the law can be used to influence, for better and for worse, the lives of the billions of individual animals we call wildlife, this new book focuses not only on the legal issues involved but also on the compelling ethical and moral issues that are inextricably intertwined with our treatment of wild animals.Framed around specific issues, each chapter focuses on the significant and often unrealized power of U.S. law to influence wildlife protections around the world. This is an informative and understandable resource for lawyers, scholars, and the increasing number of citizens who care about the future of wildlife.

Autor

Yolanda Eisenstein is an attorney with an animal law practice in Dallas, Texas, and an adjunct professor of animal and wildlife law at SMU Dedman School of Law. She has written numerous articles, speaks regularly on animal law and animal protection issues, and serves on the board of the Texas Humane Legislation Network, a nonprofit organization that lobbies for the passage of animal protection legislation in Texas.Bruce Wagman is a partner in Schiff Hardin’s San Francisco office, with an almost exclusive focus on animal law matters, including litigation, legislative drafting and counseling, education, and private consultation. Active in animal law since 1992, he has been teaching animal law since 1996 and currently teaches on a rotating basis at three Bay Area law schools.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: ethical issues of wild animals • future of wildlife • future of wildlife law • legal issues in wildlife law • moral issues with treatment of wild animals • Wildlife Law and Ethics • wildlife lawyers
• ISBN-10: 1-63425-805-3 / 1634258053
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63425-805-0 / 9781634258050