Can Nonhuman Animals Find Tort Protection in a Human-Centered Common Law?

Authors

Enger McCartney-Smith

First Page

173

Abstract

Section 870 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts provides a method by which a court might extend private intentional tort rights to nonhuman animal plaintiffs. Given our current scien­tific and experiential understanding of many species, com­bined with existing court procedures to ease administrability, such an extension of tort law is mandated.

Recommended Citation

Enger McCartney-Smith, Can Nonhuman Animals Find Tort Protection in a Human-Centered Common Law?, 4 Animal L. Rev. 173 (1998).
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