
Animal Rights Jurisprudence (LAW-407)
Steven Wise
2 credits
June 1 - July 1, 2021
ONLINE, synchronous instruction
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
This course will examine the sources and characteristics of legal rights. Why are humans entitled to them, and why non-humans are denied them. We will delve into whether rights should be limited to humans and, if not, what rights should non-human animals be entitled to, and why. We will discuss those cases that have either recognized or not recognized a non-human animal’s legal rights in the United States, India, Pakistan, Argentina, and Colombia.
Steven Wise
Evaluation Method
Center for Animal Law Studies is located in Wood Hall on the Law Campus.
email cals@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6960
Center for Animal Law Studies
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC
Portland OR 97219