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26 Mich. St. Int'l L. Rev. 1 (2017-2018)
Dignity in International Human Rights Law: Potential Applicability in Relation to International Recognition of Animal Rights

handle is hein.journals/mistjintl26 and id is 11 raw text is: DIGNITY IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF ANIMAL RIGHTS Jane Kotzmann and Cassandra Seery' Recent decades have seen momentum build towards some form of international legal recognition of animal rights.2 This article considers whether, in line with the approach taken to international human rights recognition, such recognition should be based on a concept of animal dignity. In this respect, this article explores the legal meaning of dignity in international human rights law and the extent to which it can and should be transposed to international legal recognition of animal rights. It is contended that such utilisation would be desirable, provided that it does not impede progress towards international legal recognition of animal rights. 1. Dr. Jane Kotzmann is a Lecturer in International Law at the Deakin University Law School, Melbourne, Australia. Cassandra Seery is an Associate Lecturer at Deakin University. The authors are grateful to Professor Mirko Bagaric and Dr. Oscar Roos for their helpful feedback in relation to previous drafts of this article. 2. This paper takes the position that whether such recognition draws on the language of rights or welfare is not particularly important, as documents that provide for welfare protection can often operate in the same way as would rights protection. See Clare McCausland, United Nations Declaration on Animal Welfare: Why Not Rights? REGARDING RTS. (Apr. 19, 2013), http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/regarding- rights/2013/04/19/united-nations-declaration-on-animal-welfare-why-not-rights/

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