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ANIMAL RIGHT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
- Legal System
- Environmental Law
- Protection of Farm Animals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- animal rights
1, record 1, English, animal%20rights
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A value theory and commitment that extends basic human protection in law and practice to animals. 1, record 1, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Animal Rights Movement goes beyond the humane treatment movement of earlier times. Animal rights advocates work for human reforms, but also advocates vegetarianism and in some cases veganism (eating no animal parts or products). Animal rights activists aim to end human exploitation and mistreatment of animals and see animals as having a certain level of sentience and with inherent rights that should ne protected by laws. 1, record 1, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
animal rights: rarely used in the singular (animal right); usually used in the plural, as a collective term. 2, record 1, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Related concept: animal law [in French: "droit animal"], a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature—legal, social or biological—of animals is an important factor. 3, record 1, English, - animal%20rights
Record 1, Key term(s)
- animal right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit environnemental
- Protection des animaux (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droits des animaux
1, record 1, French, droits%20des%20animaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mouvement [...] pour les droits des animaux ne s'occupe pas seulement de protection animale et de lois pour la protection animale, mais il met aussi en question l'acception fondamentale de notre représentation du monde : Pourquoi les humains seraient-ils plus importants que les animaux non humains ? 2, record 1, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le bien-être humain doit-il avoir préséance sur les droits des animaux? Y a-t-il une limite au transfert de gènes interespèces? 3, record 1, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droits des animaux : terme très rarement au singulier (droit des animaux); utilisé au pluriel, comme collectif. 4, record 1, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Notion apparentée : droit animal (en anglais : « animal law »), qui se rapporte à ce qui est exigible ou permis par conformité à une règle précise, formulée, comme une loi ou un règlement, en prenant en compte les animaux. 5, record 1, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droit des animaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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