NABR Animal Law §ection - Law Review Articles

The following is a selected listing of Law Review articles related to the issue of animals and the law. The articles here are either of a general nature or otherwise do not fit neatly into the other categories on the site. For articles specifically related to a particular category, see the News Articles section of that category. See also the Journal of Animal Law - Michigan State.

Richard Cupp, “A Dubious Grail: Seeking Tort Law Expansion and Limited Personhood as Stepping Stones Toward Abolishing Animals' Property Status.” 60 SMU L. Rev. 3 (2007).

The Evolving Legal Status of Chimpanzees (pdf), 9 Animal L. 1 (2003).

The Legal Status of Non Human Animals, (pdf) 8 Animal Law, 2002. Transcript from the 5th annual conference of the Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Elaine T. Byszewski, Valuing Companion Animals in Wrongful Death Cases: A Survey of Current Court and Legislative Action and A Suggestion for Valuing Pecuniary Loss of Companionship, 9 Animal L. 215 (2003).

Lynn A. Epstein, Resolving Confusion in Pet Owner Tort Cases: Recognizing Pets’ Anthropomorphic Qualities Under A Property Classification (pdf), 26 S. Ill. U. L.J. 31 (2001).

David Favre, Integrating Animal Interests Into Our Legal System (pdf), 10 Animal L. 87 (2004).

Joshua E. Gardner, At the Intersection of Constitutional Standing, Congressional Citizen-Suits, and the Humane Treatment of Animals: Proposals to Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act (530 KB pdf), 68 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 330 (2000).

Robert Garner, Political Ideology and the Legal Status of Animals, (pdf), 8 Animal L. 77 (2002).

Jane Goodall & Steven M. Wise, Are Chimpanzees Entitled To Fundamental Legal Rights?, (pdf), 3 Animal L. 61 (1997).

Harold W. Hannah, Animals As Property Changing Concepts, 25 S. Ill. U. L.J. 571 (2001).

Rebecca J. Huss, Separation, Custody, and Estate Planning Issues Relating to Companion Animals, 74 U. Colo. L. Rev. 181 (2003).

Rebecca J. Huss, Valuation in Veterinary Malpractice, 35 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 479 (2004).

Margit Livingston, The Calculus Of Animal Valuation: Crafting A Viable Remedy, (pdf), 82 Neb. L. Rev. 783, (2004).

Thomas G. Kelch, Toward A Non-Property Status for Animals, 6 N.Y.U. Evntl. L.J. 531 (1998).

Joseph Mendelson, III, Should Animals Have Standing? A Review of Standing Under the Animal Welfare Act, 24:4 B.C. ENVTL. AFF. L. REV. 795 (1997).

Shennie Patel, Making the Change, One Conservative At A Time: A Review of Dominion: The Power of Man, The Suffering of Animals, And The Call to Mercy By Matthew Scully, 9 Animal L. 299 (2003)(book review).

Nancy V. Perry, Ten Years of Animal Law At Lewis & Clark Law School (pdf), 9 Animal L. IX (2003).

Richard A. Posner, Rattling The Cage: Toward Legal Rights For Animals. By Steven M. Wise, 110 Yale L.J. 527 (2000)(book review).

David R. Schmahmann & Lori J. Polacheck, The Case Against Animal Rights, 22 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 747 (1995).

Victor E. Schwartz & Emily J. Laird, Non-Economic Damages in Pet Litigation: The Serious Need To Preserve a Rational Rule (pdf), Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 33: 227, 2006

Cass R. Sunstein, Enforcing Existing Rights (pdf) 8 Animal Law L. 1 (2002)

Cass R. Sunstein, The Rights of Animals (pdf), 70 U. Chi. L. Rev. 387 (2003).

Jacqueline Tresl, The Broken Window: Laying Down the Law for Animals, 26 S. Ill. U. L.J. 277 (2002).

Laurence H. Tribe, Ten Lessons Our Constitutional Experience Can Teach Us About the Puzzle of Animal Rights: The Work of Steven M. Wise, (pdf), 7 Animal L. 1 (2001.)

Sonia S. Waisman & Barbara R. Newell, Recovery of ‘Non-Economic’ Damages for Wrongful Killing or Injury of Companion Animals: A Judicial and Legislative Trend (pdf), 7 Animal L. 45 (2001).

Paul Waldau, Will the Heavens Fall? De-Radicalizing the Precedent-Breaking Decision, 7 Animal L. 75 (2001).

Steven M. Wise, Hardly a Revolution-The Eligibility of Nonhuman Animals For Dignity-Rights In A Liberal Democracy, 22 Vt. L. Rev. 793 (1998).

Steven M. Wise, Rattling the Cage Defended, 43 B.C. L. Rev. 623 (2002).

Steven M. Wise, Recovery of Common Law Damages for Emotional Distress, Loss of Society, and Loss of Companionship for the Wrongful Death of a Companion Animal (pdf), 4 Animal L. 33 (1998).

David J. Wolfson, Steven M Wise: Rattling the Cage – Toward Legal Rights for Animals, 6 Animal L. 259 (2000)(book review).

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