
Creatures of Jurisprudence
Bears and Bees as Juridical Species
Edward Mussawir(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2024
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-1-032-10182-8 (ISBN)
Description
To what extent can an animal constitute a 'juridical species'? This highly original book considers how animals have been integral to law and to legal thinking.
Going beyond the traditional approaches to animal rights and the question of whether non-human animals may be considered legal 'subjects,' this book follows two types of animal - bears and bees - and asks what existence these species have maintained in juridical thought. Uncovering surprising roles that the animals play in the imagination of and solution to jurisprudential problems, the book offers a counter-argument to the view that juridical thought reduces one's appreciation for the singularity and independence of their lives. It shows, rather, that the animals exert a remarkable influence on the creative dimensions of law, offering a liveliness to it that is worthy of close attention.
Contributing to new directions at the intersection of jurisprudence and human-animal studies, this book will appeal to those with interests in either of these areas.
Going beyond the traditional approaches to animal rights and the question of whether non-human animals may be considered legal 'subjects,' this book follows two types of animal - bears and bees - and asks what existence these species have maintained in juridical thought. Uncovering surprising roles that the animals play in the imagination of and solution to jurisprudential problems, the book offers a counter-argument to the view that juridical thought reduces one's appreciation for the singularity and independence of their lives. It shows, rather, that the animals exert a remarkable influence on the creative dimensions of law, offering a liveliness to it that is worthy of close attention.
Contributing to new directions at the intersection of jurisprudence and human-animal studies, this book will appeal to those with interests in either of these areas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Illustrations
3 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
511 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-10182-8 (9781032101828)
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Person
Edward Mussawir is Senior Lecturer in the Griffith Law School, Queensland, Australia.
Content
Introduction: Bears and Bees, Juridical Species Part 1: Bears 1. Bears as Subjects of Law 2. Bears as Actions of Law 3. Bears as Articles of Law 4. Bears as Institutions of Law 5. Bears as Evidence of Laws Part 2: Bees 6. The Juridical Thought of Bees 7. The Juridical Nature of Bees 8. The Juridical Existence of Bees 9. The Juridical Invention of Bees