title: [Possibilities for a legal complaint by an association in animal protection law].
abstract: Access to justice for qualified entities in the area of animal protection should not follow the procedures of the access to justice for qualified entities in nature protection. This access is limited to certain administrative procedures, where damages to nature and landscape are to be expected. This will not carry very far with animal protection, because the rights of animals can be injured in many ways. Considering this it seems appropriate, to give access to justice to any animal, as a creature equal to man. Whenever the rights of an animal are neglected by the administration or a citizen, they can be defended in court. As the animal cannot represent itself in court, a qualified entity in animal protection shall act on its behalf, being its lawyer. In the end this would give access to justice to qualified entities in the area of animal protection, but the right would not be restricted to certain administrative procedures. It would provide the animals with a lawyer to present their interests in court.
authors.affiliation: Leiter des Referats Rechtsangelegenheiten des Naturschutzes, Hannover.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Louis
mesh_terms: D017087:Animal Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D005858:Germany