Word: wising
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Wise views animals as autonomous creatures entitled to certain fundamental rights. But he believes the current legal system is outdated and as a result, unable to adequately address animal rights issues...
According to Wise, research has demonstrated that many animals should be viewed as intelligent, autonomous beings...
...Wise, who became interested in animal rights in the 1970s when he read the book Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, believes animal rights law is an increasingly popular field...
...coming field," said Steven M. Wise, who will teach the course as an adjunct professor in the spring...
...Wise--a self-described animal rights advocate and practicing lawyer--has taught a similar course before at Vermont Law School and John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He also wrote a book on the subject, entitled Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals...