Zubchenko N. International legal states’ cooperation in the sphere of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment

The thesis is a special complex research of theoretical and practical problems of international legal regulation of states’ cooperation in the sphere of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment. The thesis outlines doctrinal approaches to international legal regulation of interstate cooperation in the sphere of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment and analyses the formation and development of international legal regulation of states’ cooperation in the area of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment. It is proved, that the genesis of moral imperatives towards animals influenced the creation of legal norms on the treatment of animals. The thesis delineates the peculiarities of international legal regulation of interstate cooperation in the sphere of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment. The structure of international legal cooperation in the area of animal welfare and protection them from cruel treatment is outlined, and the European system of regional cooperation is distinguished. The propositions and recommendations regarding the participation of Ukraine in international legal cooperation in the sphere of animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment and the implementation of international legal norms on animal welfare and protection of animals from cruel treatment into Ukrainian legislation are formulated.