Topic · Law
Animal Law and Welfare
Animal Law and Welfare is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 2.1k research works in it since 1961. 10.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the legal and ethical considerations surrounding animal rights, including topics such as animal trials, sentience, the legal relationship between animals and humans, ethical considerations of animal welfare, criminalization of animal abuse, and the debate around personhood for nonhuman subjects. It also delves into specific issues like bullfighting and the implications of cultural practices on animal rights.
- Animal Trials
- Sentience
- Legal Relationship
- Ethical Considerations
- Animal Welfare
- Criminalization
- Nonhuman Subjects
- Personhood
- Animal Abuse
- Bullfighting
- Research works
- 2.1k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 218 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +89% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Brazil
52% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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