Is One Health a Viable Strategy in Animal Health Litigation: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits in China
Several litigation strategies are used to gain support from courts in order to protect animals. While the emerging litigation strategy themed in One Health stimulates judicial protection in the animal health sector, little is known about whether and how such strategies are supported by courts. In th...
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doaj-6e21671128a64877a92675de7799c5962021-09-25T23:35:44ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-08-01112560256010.3390/ani11092560Is One Health a Viable Strategy in Animal Health Litigation: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits in ChinaKai Wu0Ying Yu1Chen Chen2Zheming Fu3School of Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaSchool of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaSchool of Law, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaSeveral litigation strategies are used to gain support from courts in order to protect animals. While the emerging litigation strategy themed in One Health stimulates judicial protection in the animal health sector, little is known about whether and how such strategies are supported by courts. In this article, we investigate how animal welfare litigation strategies influence judge’s choices within their discretion. We argue that litigators equipped with the litigation strategy themed in One Health are placed in an advantageous position in animal health cases, but that this tendency varies markedly across zoonoses. Specifically, we suggest that litigators utilizing One Health’s litigation strategy are associated with higher probabilities to win, whereas normal litigators are not. Further, we propose that litigators equipped with the One Health litigation strategy are awarded more damages from judges. We test and find support for our predictions using a cross sectional dataset of civil lawsuit cases centering on the animal health industry in Chinese mainland. Our findings indicate that courts indeed were persuaded by the One Health litigation strategy, even when bound by the discretion rules. At the same time, we suggest that for advocates who would like to litigate for animal welfare in the animal health sector, the litigation strategy themed in One Health might have potentially positive implications.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/9/2560animal lawlitigation strategyOne Healthlaw and economicsstrategic litigation |
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Is One Health a Viable Strategy in Animal Health Litigation: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits in China |
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Is One Health a Viable Strategy in Animal Health Litigation: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits in China |
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Several litigation strategies are used to gain support from courts in order to protect animals. While the emerging litigation strategy themed in One Health stimulates judicial protection in the animal health sector, little is known about whether and how such strategies are supported by courts. In this article, we investigate how animal welfare litigation strategies influence judge’s choices within their discretion. We argue that litigators equipped with the litigation strategy themed in One Health are placed in an advantageous position in animal health cases, but that this tendency varies markedly across zoonoses. Specifically, we suggest that litigators utilizing One Health’s litigation strategy are associated with higher probabilities to win, whereas normal litigators are not. Further, we propose that litigators equipped with the One Health litigation strategy are awarded more damages from judges. We test and find support for our predictions using a cross sectional dataset of civil lawsuit cases centering on the animal health industry in Chinese mainland. Our findings indicate that courts indeed were persuaded by the One Health litigation strategy, even when bound by the discretion rules. At the same time, we suggest that for advocates who would like to litigate for animal welfare in the animal health sector, the litigation strategy themed in One Health might have potentially positive implications. |
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animal law litigation strategy One Health law and economics strategic litigation |
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