Studies in global animal law Introduction Part I: Historical Foundations Rights of and Over Animals in the ius naturae et gentium (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) On Women and Beasts: Human Animal Relationships in Sixteenth Century Thought Animal Colonialism: The Case of Milk Part II: Animals as Commodity Trading in Sacrifice Cross Border Forms of Animal Use by Indigenous Peoples China’s Legal Response to Trafficking in Wild Animals: The Relationship between International Treaties and Chinese Law Corruption Gone Wild: Transnational Criminal Law and the International Trade in Endangered Species Part III New Legal Concepts. Biodiversity Species Protection and Animal Welfare Under International Law Toward International Animal Rights (Certified) Humane Violence Animal Production the Ambivalence of Humanizing the Inhumane and What International Humanitarian Law Has to Do with It Part IV: New Protective Legal Strategies: Trophy Hunting the Race to the Bottom and the Law of Jurisdiction Protection of Animals Through Human Rights: The Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights Challenges Regarding the Protection of Animals During Warfare.