Globalization and animal law
Subtitle: comparative law, international law and international trade
By: Thomas G. Kelch
Series: Global trade law series -- v. 32; Global trade law series -- v. 32.
Publisher: Kluwer Law International; Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands; Frederick, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9789041133380
Subjects: Globalization; Law and legislation; Animals; Animal welfare
Description: Kelch (law, Whittier Law School) introduces and comparatively analyzes selected national and international laws on the treatment of animals in agriculture, experimentation, and entertainment. He also examines the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, international trade and the regulation of the treatment of animals under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), and comparative constitutional protections for animals. Distributed in North America by Wolters Kluwer Law and Business. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-481) and index.