Animals in EU Economic Law: A New Approach to Protecting Sentient Beings (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series)

This volume explores the intersection of animal protection and economic law within the European Union, offering a bold new framework for safeguarding sentient beings. Despite decades of EU legislation and constitutional recognition of animal sentience, industrial farming, wildlife trade, and animal-based research continue to thrive under economic pressures. Through contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book reveals how economic law—spanning corporate, trade, competition, procurement, and consumer law—can be reimagined to prioritize animal welfare.

Aude-Solveig Epstein is Provost at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Associate Professor of Law at Paris Nanterre University.

Alice Di Concetto is the Chief Legal Advisor at The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy. She is additionally a lecturer in animal ethics at Sciences Po (Paris, France).