10 Strange Cases of Non-Humans Put on Trial
The concept of a judicial system is one which defines a civilized society. When a crime is committed, citizens can go to the authorities to seek redress
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The concept of a judicial system is one which defines a civilized society. When a crime is committed, citizens can go to the authorities to seek redress
Cabinet Magazine: The history of animals in the legal system sketched by Evans is rich and resonant; it provokes profound questions about the evolution of jurisprudential procedure, social and religious organization and notions of culpability and punishment, and fundamental philosophical questions regarding the place of man within the natural order. In Evans’s narrative, all creatures great and small have their moment before the bench. Grasshoppers and mice; flies and caterpillars; roosters, weevils, sheep, horses, turtle doves—each takes its turn in the dock, in many cases represented by...