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This article focuses on assessing whether the current Slovak legal framework provides animals with a sufficient level of protection against cruelty and maltreatment. Past and current Slovak legislation on animal protection was analyzed in light of the major animal welfare challenges that Slovakia faces today. Contrary to what the title of the study suggests, a different approach was chosen to strengthen the protection of animals – not through the concept of animal rights, but the concept of human rights to a favourable environment. In addition, the possibility of using the already existing environmental law legal instruments when the well-being of animal is threatened was discussed.
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LITERATURE
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CASE LAW
Judgement of the European Court of Justice of 8 March 2011, Case C-240/09.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic of 22 June 2009, Case 5Sžp/41/2009.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/sil.2021.30.3.47-65
Date of publication: 2021-09-16 22:46:39
Date of submission: 2021-03-29 00:18:51
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