{"id":10387,"date":"2024-05-13T11:50:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T09:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/?post_type=events&#038;p=10387"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:07:04","slug":"pests-biodiversity-property-law-and-human-use-categories-in-animals","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/events\/pests-biodiversity-property-law-and-human-use-categories-in-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Pests: Biodiversity, Property Law and Human-Use Categories in Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.fr\/e\/pests-biodiversity-property-law-and-human-use-categories-in-animals-registration-901404704737?aff=oddtdtcreator&#038;utm_campaign=post_publish&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=eventbrite&#038;utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Registration<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/events\/pests-biodiversity-property-law-and-human-use-categories-in-animals\/calendar\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >Add to calendar<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Department of Law of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance is pleased to invite you to a conference held by Dr. P\u00e9ter Szigeti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is well-known that an estimated 10-30 species are going extinct daily, yet basically nothing has been done to remedy this situation. The proximate reasons are also well-known: habitat loss because of land use conversions to agriculture or residential land; pesticide and herbicide use; and climate change. This presentation will address some of the cultural and legal changes necessary to have a positive impact on biodiversity, mostly through property law and the quasi-legal category of \u201cpests\u201d. Animals are regulated through four human-use categories, which are in turn created through property categories: pets exist in residential homes, livestock live in agricultural areas, wild animals exist in nature reserves or unclaimed land \u2013 and most importantly, pests live where they shouldn\u2019t. \u201cPest\u201d as a category is location- and function-determined: the same mouse can exist as a cherished pet, as \u201clivestock\u201d if it is raised to be eaten by pet snakes, as a wild animal in a field, or as a pest if it escapes its cage. Pets and livestock are protected by animal welfare regulations and anti-cruelty laws, and wild animals are protected by hunting regulations and laws on endangered species. Pests, however, live completely outside of the legal system. The liberty to destroy pests is a key factor in destroying ecosystems, as insecticides kill insects indiscriminately and the exterminated \u201cpests\u201d are also unable to provide food for predators higher up in the food chain. Preserving or restoring biodiversity also requires reconsidering the category of pests. I propose some ways to do this, which are also property law-related: animal-centric infrastructure and animal rights through property rights.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>About Dr. P\u00e9ter Szigeti<\/strong><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Dr. Peter Szigeti<\/strong> is an assistant professor at the University of Alberta, where he primarily teaches Property Law, and Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Law. He has also held visiting appointments at Universit\u00e4t Wien and UCLouvain. Dr. Szigeti holds an SJD and LL.M. from Harvard Law School; a Master 2 from Paris 1 (Pantheon-Sorbonne); and a JD from ELTE University, Budapest. His research interests include jurisdiction within international law; interactions between property law and environmental protection; and comparative immigration and nationality law. 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