The duality in humans' relationships with companion animals, in that the pets are treated as
both members of the family or as legally discarded objects is analysed. It is suggested that …

A movement of activist'animal lawyers' has recently arrived in Australia. This article contends
that Australian lawyers have a significant role to play in advancing the animal protection …

Following the High Court decision in Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally, 10 the Family Court has
lost the power to adjudicate on the ancillary property matters of unmarried de facto couples …

The development of animal law as a distinct area of academic enquiry and legal practice
beckons a'new frontier'in the'expansion of animal welfare, protection and rights'. These …

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This article discusses the development of an animal law case book as part of an elective
subject,'Animal Law and Policy in Australia', taught at the University of Technology Sydney …

Animal law, as an elective subject, is a recent addition to the Australian law degree
curriculum. The topic was first offered in 2005 as a post-graduate course at the University of …

In the West, it is a well-established legal notion that non-human animals are classified as the
personal property of humans. This classification allows humans to use non-human animals …

The labour of Indigenous people has been exploited in Australia since the early years of
colonisation. Exploitation has taken various forms, including indentured labour, non …