Editorial: Inaugurating the Journal of Animal Rights Law

Collective reflections on the future of animal rights law

Authors

  • Marine Lercier Autonomous University of Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-1365
  • Visa Kurki
  • Angela Fernandez
  • Delcianna Winders
  • Joyce Tischler
  • David Favre
  • Dinesh Wadiwel
  • Maneesha Deckha
  • Matthew Liebman
  • Raffael Fasel
  • Joan Schaffner
  • Amy P. Wilson
  • Jim Karani
  • Silvina Pezzetta
  • Paula Casal
  • Yolanda Eisenstein

Keywords:

animal rights, animal interests, legal change, animal rights theory, intersectionality

Abstract

This editorial inaugurates the Journal of Animal Rights Law with collective reflections from leading scholars in the field. Contributors trace the historical roots and future horizons of animal rights law, assess current challenges and opportunities, and welcome the journal as a forum for rigorous scholarship and inquiry. They outline priority areas for further research and legal reform, weigh reasons for hope and concern across jurisdictions, and call for greater inclusivity and frameworks that support coexistence with non-human animals. While the task ahead is formidable, the contributors emphasise the scale of the collective potential for change, and what we can accomplish together.

References

Steven Wise, Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals (Perseus Publishing 2000)

Raffael Fasel and Sean Butler, Animal Rights Law (Hart Publishing 2023)

Joan Schaffner, ‘A Rabbit, is a rabbit, is a rabbit . . . Not under the law’ (2013) 1 Global Journal of Animal Law, https://journal.fi/gjal/article/view/148685

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Published

02.12.2025

How to Cite

Lercier, M., Kurki, V., Fernandez, A., Winders, D., Tischler, J., Favre, D., … Eisenstein, Y. (2025). Editorial: Inaugurating the Journal of Animal Rights Law: Collective reflections on the future of animal rights law. Journal of Animal Rights Law, 1(1), 1–17. Retrieved from https://jarlaw.org/index.php/jarl/article/view/13387

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Animal Rights Law

Section

Editorials

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Copyright (c) 2025 Marine Lercier; Visa Kurki, Angela Fernandez, Delcianna Winders, Joyce Tischler, David Favre, Dinesh Wadiwel, Maneesha Deckha, Matthew Liebman, Raffael Fasel, Joan Schaffner, Amy P. Wilson, Jim Karani, Silvina Pezzetta, Paula Casal, Yolanda Eisenstein

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