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In 2019 voerde toenmalig (en huidig) minister van dierenwelzijn, Ben Weyts, een vuurwerk- en wensballonnenverbod in Vlaanderen in. Het vuurwerkdecreet werd echter eind december 2020 vernietigd door het Grondwettelijk Hof wegens schending van de bevoegdheidsverdelende regels (zie Juristenkrant nr. 423). Naar aanleiding van de recente jaarwisseling die ook dit jaar knallend werd ingezet, laait de discussie weer op over een Vlaams vuurwerkverbod ...

Zes jaar na de totstandkoming van het Waalse Dierenwelzijnswetboek werd op 9 mei 2024 ook in het Vlaamse parlement een codex Dierenwelzijn goedgekeurd. Deze gloednieuwe Vlaamse Codex Dierenwelzijn moet de bijna 40 jaar oude Dierenwelzijnswet vervangen en vooral ook moderniseren. In hoeverre slaagt de decreetgever ook daadwerkelijk in zijn modernisatiemissie? Deze bijdrage focust op de (nieuwe) bepalingen die betrekking hebben op landbouwdieren ...

This paper critically examines the (legal) implications and synergies between One Health and the UN Animal Welfare Nexus Resolution. Firstly, it elucidates the emergence of the UN Animal Welfare Nexus Resolution, which is mainly a result of a strong collaboration between several African nations. Secondly, this chapter explores intersections between One Health and the UN Animal Welfare Nexus Resolution, elaborating on key issues such as the ...

COVID-19 con brio identified the intersectionality between humans and animals. This confirmed interlinkage between human and animal health and welfare led to the emergence of the ‘One Health’, casu quo, ‘One Welfare’ discourse. Regarding the current momentum of animal-human integration and following the footsteps of these movements, the time has come to consider a ‘One Right’ approach to address legal rights for (nonhuman) animals in Europe. ...

The right to a healthy environment has not yet unveiled all its dimensions. In this chapter we analyse the right to a healthy environment of future generations and animals. One might wonder what the rights of existing animals have to do with the rights of future humans; well, they have in common that both categories belong to the overarching group of the ‘voiceless’. The right to a healthy environment may play a crucial role in the development ...

This contribution is a gentle introduction to Belgian Animal Welfare Law. It gives an insight into the emergence, scope, and core principles of the Belgian 1986 Animal Welfare Act. Belgian animal welfare legislation cannot be viewed separately from, on the one hand, European animal welfare legislation, and, on the other hand, the division in competences of Belgium as a federal state. Especially the latter has been an incremental catalyst to ...