The Role of the Council of Europe Conventions in Criminal Legal Protection of Animals
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animals, Council of Europe Conventions, criminal legal protection, criminal offence, environmentAbstract
A large number of conventions relevant for the establishment of essential animal welfare standards have been adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe, establishing essential animal welfare standards and constituting obligations for the member states to prescribe measures for their violation, including criminal sanctions as ultima ratio. Some of these conventions protect animals as integral parts of the environment, together with soil, air, water and plants, whereas others are dedicated exclusively to the protection of animal welfare in various situations. Our country ratified the majority of these conventions, and, having in mind its legislative efforts directed towards the creation of normative frameworks for adequate criminal and administrative legal protection of animals, it can be expected to fulfil the obligations they prescribe. Accordingly, the author attempts to present the fundamental principles of those European conventions that are to be considered as the most significant for the field of criminal legal protection of animals.
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