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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Qom University
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PhD student of public international law, َAttorney at law
10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
Abstract
Animal rights are influenced by two main approaches: utilitarian and rights-oriented. In the rights-oriented spectrum, animals have the right to live without human interference. This approach advocates for the abolition of animal exploitation through legal and extra-legal changes, recognizing non-human animals. Approaches based on human interests are the dominant axis of legal rulings in ensuring the right to a healthy environment in domestic law. The competing doctrine in the field of environmental studies is the "Eco centrism oriented approach to law," often neglected by jurists. It emphasizes the potential benefits and rights of non-human elements of the environment. This article examines the obstacles, emerging contexts, and examples of nature-based approaches in the internal laws of France and Iran. The fundamental premise of this descriptive and analytical research is that guaranteeing the right to a balanced, healthy, and safe environment requires reducing the severity of anthropocentric environmental views and moving towards comprehensive thinking in this field. Furthermore, the discourse on biodiversity, which includes protecting biological species, necessitates the rejection of institutionalized exploitation that leads to animal exploitation and extreme human control. By exploring the right to enjoyment model and adopting a rights-oriented approach, we can advocate for the rights of non-human animals.
Fazaeli, M. , mashhadi, A. and َAbtahi, S. (2025). Animals as a potential party to the right, in the light of the Ecocentrism oriented approach to law, a study of the legal systems of Iran and France. Legal Research Quarterly, (), -. doi: 10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
MLA
Fazaeli, M. , , mashhadi, A. , and َAbtahi, S. . "Animals as a potential party to the right, in the light of the Ecocentrism oriented approach to law, a study of the legal systems of Iran and France", Legal Research Quarterly, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
HARVARD
Fazaeli, M., mashhadi, A., َAbtahi, S. (2025). 'Animals as a potential party to the right, in the light of the Ecocentrism oriented approach to law, a study of the legal systems of Iran and France', Legal Research Quarterly, (), pp. -. doi: 10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
CHICAGO
M. Fazaeli , A. mashhadi and S. َAbtahi, "Animals as a potential party to the right, in the light of the Ecocentrism oriented approach to law, a study of the legal systems of Iran and France," Legal Research Quarterly, (2025): -, doi: 10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
VANCOUVER
Fazaeli, M., mashhadi, A., َAbtahi, S. Animals as a potential party to the right, in the light of the Ecocentrism oriented approach to law, a study of the legal systems of Iran and France. Legal Research Quarterly, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.48308/jlr.2025.232740.2562
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