Abstract
In this explorative paper, we examine the emerging body of scholarship that has recently started incorporating more-than-human perspectives in the nexus of law, society, and animals. While ‘more-than-human’ refers to a plurality of theoretical positions, for our purpose we take these positions to reflect the attempt to move away from human exceptionalism in favour of a multispecies account of the world, which reflects the social, political, and ethical significance of nonhuman animals. Our objectives as we investigate the potential of more-than-human law are threefold: (a) to review recent developments in legal and sociolegal research that adopt a more-than-human framework, (b) to bring this strand of more-than-human studies into conversation with animal law scholarship, and (c) to explore how sociology of law’s empirical tradition can contribute to such conversations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 35-50 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Scandinavian Studies in Law |
Volume | 67 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Law and Society
Keywords
- Animal Law
- More-than-human
- Sociology of Law
- Multispecies
- Anthropocentrism
- Politics of Care
- Legal geography