LAW 213 - Animal Law.

Animal law is a non-traditional but rapidly developing legal field. It is a subset of traditional areas of law, such as tort, contract, criminal, and constitutional law, characterized more specifically by the legal implications of human interaction with animals across a variety of settings (household, commercial, recreational). This course will examine not only statutory and decisional law specific to animals, but also how animals are treated within the framework of laws that are not specifically, nor obviously, tailored to addressing the human/animal relationship, such as the UCC. Animal law is not synonymous with “animal rights” or with any particular political, moral, or ethical agenda.Two hours.NelsonNot offered in 2009-10.