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Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/88938 Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast Murcott, Melanie tafanimichaela@gmail.com Tafani, Michaela Environmental Law Animal Rights Animal Law Energy Law Climate Change UCTD Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2022. Applications by multinational corporations to conduct seismic surveys to extract oil and gas off South Africa’s coastline are becoming more prevalent. In response, courts have played a crucial role in promoting the narrative that seismic surveys are dangerous and leave devastating effects in their wake. In this paper, I argue that extractivism, illustrated by seismic surveys, is not only damaging to the environment by contributing to climate change, but that conducting seismic surveys is harmful to marine life, including the humpback whale. I establish that the detrimental environmental impacts of extracting oil and gas from the ocean represent a climate change mitigation issue which militates against granting permits for seismic surveys to be conducted; and I advocate for South Africa affording rights to non-human animals in light of their inherent sentience, which could in turn result in practices such as seismic surveys being prevented. To practically illustrate the significance of my arguments, I delve into case law and scientific evidence and illustrate how a shifting ethic toward non-human animals and climate change is essential to protecting our planet. Public Law LLM Unrestricted 2023-01-24T10:50:51Z 2023-01-24T10:50:51Z 2023-04 2022 Mini Dissertation * https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88938 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Environmental Law Animal Rights Animal Law Energy Law Climate Change UCTD Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title | Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title_full | Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title_fullStr | Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title_short | Seismic surveys and whales : an animal rights response to extractivism off the South African coast |
| title_sort | seismic surveys and whales an animal rights response to extractivism off the south african coast |
| topic | Environmental Law Animal Rights Animal Law Energy Law Climate Change UCTD |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88938 |