Criminal Justice, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene

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Criminal Justice, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene
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Table of Contents
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Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction
	The CRIMEANTHROP project
	Green criminology
	CITES
	The Bern Convention
	Presentation of the contributions
	References
2 Legal Versus Illegal Hunts: A Species Justice Perspective on Wolf and Bear Theriocides in Norway
	Introduction
	Theoretical perspective
	Methodology
	Norwegian large predator management through ‘lethal control’
	Illegal theriocides
		Organized illegal hunts
		Theriocides in defence
		Alleged accidental illegal theriocides
	Comparison of the legal and illegal theriocides
		Actors and means
		Protection of reproductively ‘valuable individuals’
		The animals’ suffering
	The ‘species justifiability’ of legal hunts
	Conclusion
	References
3 The Implementation of CITES in Norway: A Longitudinal Approach to the Assessment of Enforcement from a Species Justice Perspective
	Introduction
	Methodology
	The transnational reptile trade
	Changes in the implementation of CITES and wildlife trade regulation in Norway
	Lack of transparency of CITES enforcement in Norway
	The lifting of the reptile ban: consequences for law enforcement and animal welfare
	The risks of wildlife laundering
	Conclusion
	References
4 Online Illegal Trade in Reptiles in the Netherlands
	Introduction
	Methodology
	Results
		The illegal reptile trade
		The actors
		Modi operandi
		Going online
		Reptile case: the organization behind the network
	Bottlenecks for enforcement of online reptile trade
	References
5 Countering Wildlife Crimes in Italy: The Case of Bird Poaching
	Introduction
	Phenomenology of (bird) poaching in the Italian context
	The poaching of goldfinches and other Fringillidae: a closer look
	The legal framework
	Conclusion
	References
6 Analysis of Social and Legal Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Tackling the Illegal Killing of Wolves in Poland
	Introduction
	Methodology
	The legal status of wolves in Poland
	The implementation of CITES and the Bern Convention in Poland
	Jurisprudence of courts in cases related to the illegal killing of wolves
	Social factors and the general tolerance or intolerance of illegal killing of wolves in Poland
	Conclusion
	References
7 CITES in Spain: Blueprints and Challenges of Spanish Practice on CITES and Welfare of Trafficked Victims
	Introduction
	Methodology
	Spanish legislation on CITES
		CITES authorities and law enforcement agencies in Spain
	The implementation of CITES in Spain through the TIFIES Plan
		Priority 1: Prevent illegal trafficking and international poaching of wildlife and tackle its root causes by involving public administrations and civil society
		Priority 2: Implement and enforce existing rules, and combat related illegal activities, more effectively
		Priority 3: Strengthen the global partnership of origin, transit and destination countries against illegal trafficking and inte
	Blueprints and challenges of Spanish practice on CITES and welfare of trafficked victims
	Conclusion
	References
8 Paper Tigers and Local Perseverance: Wildlife Protection in Germany
	Introduction
	Germany’s administrative federalism and the role of street-level bureaucrats
	Legal framework and patchwork enforcement
		CITES
		Bern Convention
		Enforcement of CITES and the Bern Convention
	Methodology
	Tough laws, wanting enforcement and lenient sentencing
	Aggravating problems: Germany’s federal system
	Quantitative analyses and findings
	Conclusion
	References
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	Appendix A: List of Interviewees
	Appendix B: Panel Regression Models
9 The Norwegian Chain of Wildlife Treaty Effectiveness
	Introduction
	Link one: the conventions
	Link two: domestic legislation
	Link three: behavioural change
	Conclusion
	References
10 Rewilding in the UK: Harm or Justice?
	Introduction
	Green criminology
	CITES and the Bern Convention
	Rewilding and the lynx in the UK
	Methods
	Harm or justice?
		The opposition
		The support
	CITES, the Bern Convention and rewilding
	Discussion and conclusion
	References
11 We Only See What We Know: Animal Conservation and Human Preservation
	Introduction
	Philosophical framework
	Of mice and men
	Past to present
	CITES, and the commodification of life
	Conclusions and future directions
	References
12 Conclusion
	References
Index