Volume 1 (2026), Issue 3

Sentient animals have an interest in life and therefore a fundamental ethical right not to be killed. They may only be killed if there is an overriding countervailing interest that requires their killing. Only vital interests can be considered in...

The following text builds upon and further develops the arguments of the preceding part of the article published on pages 14 ff. of this journal’s first issue. This part of the article addresses the practical significance of criminal law issues...

Service dogs are among the most impressive specialists in the government’s security apparatus. They are deployed in complex situations, break through resistance, subdue perpetrators, track down missing persons, detect drugs, explosives, or data...