Abstract
This chapter analyses the international humanitarian rules on veterinary personnel. It distinguishes between international armed conflicts and non-international armed conflicts and examines the legal consequences of violations. The chapter also reflects on the anthropocentric nature of international humanitarian law and discusses how this body of law might take better account of the interdependency of the fate of the human race with the fate of the other animal and plant species with which it shares the planet. It finally recommends lines of investigations on the legal protection of veterinary personnel.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict |
| Editors | Anne Peters, Jerome de Hemptinne, Robert Kolb |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 200-214 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781009057301 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781316512043 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2022 |
Keywords
- animals in war
- veterinary personnel
- disease
- medical personnel
- veterinary hospitals and units
- act harmful to the enemy
- armed groups
- direct participation in hostilities
- anthropocentric
- humanity
