Join Animal Law Program Director Stacey Gordon Sterling for a discussion of how courts review the legal status of animals in the context of animal standing cases. The discussion will focus on two cases, Cetacean Community v. Bush, and Naruto v. Slater, but will also examine the larger context of animal personhood.
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Resources
- Cetacean Community v. Bush
- Naruto v. Slater
- “Monkey Selfie” Copyright Case
- Nonhuman Rights Project website
- Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. ex rel. Tommy
- Critical Caselaw Personhood Through the Lens of Animal Standing Discussion Questions (PDF)
- Critical Caselaw Personhood Through the Lens of Animal Standing – PPT Presentation (PDF)
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