This document provides an introduction to veterinary ethics and jurisprudence. It defines ethics as moral principles and jurisprudence as the science or philosophy of law. Veterinary jurisprudence refers to laws related to veterinary practice, including animal welfare laws, veterinary medicine regulations, and food safety legislation. The legal duties of veterinarians include performing post-mortem examinations, investigating offenses against animals, issuing health certificates, and enforcing animal protection laws.
This document provides an introduction to veterinary ethics and jurisprudence. It defines ethics as moral principles and jurisprudence as the science or philosophy of law. Veterinary jurisprudence refers to laws related to veterinary practice, including animal welfare laws, veterinary medicine regulations, and food safety legislation. The legal duties of veterinarians include performing post-mortem examinations, investigating offenses against animals, issuing health certificates, and enforcing animal protection laws.
This document provides an introduction to veterinary ethics and jurisprudence. It defines ethics as moral principles and jurisprudence as the science or philosophy of law. Veterinary jurisprudence refers to laws related to veterinary practice, including animal welfare laws, veterinary medicine regulations, and food safety legislation. The legal duties of veterinarians include performing post-mortem examinations, investigating offenses against animals, issuing health certificates, and enforcing animal protection laws.
Dr. Vinay Kumar Karna (BVSc & AH, 1998, MPPG, 2010) West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences Kolkata, India Objectives of the Lesson At the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe:
• Ethics and Jurisprudence
• Legal Duties of a Veterinarian Professional. Lesson Outline • Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence • Veterinary Jurisprudence • Legal Duties of a Veterinarian Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence 1. Ethics
• the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
• "neither metaphysics nor ethics is the home of religion" • Synonym: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles, moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos, rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of conscience Source: Dictionary on website Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence... Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence... Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence... 2. Jurisprudence
2.1. the science or philosophy of law they have no
theories of jurisprudence but … decide each case on its facts —R. H. Bork 2.2
2.2.1. a system or body of law; e.g.
Roman jurisprudence, Labor jurisprudence Defining Ethics & Jurisprudence... 2.2.2. the course of court decisions as distinguished from legislation and doctrine
• a tendency that has become apparent in
the jurisprudence of the American courts —Bernard Schwartz
2.2.3. a department of law medical jurisprudence
Veterinary Jurisprudence Veterinary jurisprudence (juris prudentia, which means "the study, knowledge, or science of law“) refers to the science of the law as applied to the practice of veterinary medicine and addresses, inter alia,
• Principles of law of importance to members of the
veterinary profession as a whole in a given country. • Animal disease and related regulatory laws and their administration (including enforcement) Veterinary Jurisprudence... • Food safety legislation • Laws governing all issues relating to veterinary medicines and biologicals • Laws governing animal welfare, and animal protection (legal actions to counter animal abuse) • International legislations and conventions relevant to veterinary practice. Examples include Codex alimentarius, CITES, OIE , FAO and WHO. Source: Dr Herbert Schneider Chairman: OIE ad hoc Group on Veterinary Services (OIE Sub-Regional Seminar on Veterinary Legislation: Gaborone, Botswana, 31 October – 2 November 2011 ) Veterinary Jurisprudence... • Veterinary jurisprudence, Veterinary forensic medicine and Veterinary legal medicine are considered synonyms. • pertains to the protection of animals and unravelling crimes to them. • makes understanding the Principles of Code and ethics of Veterinary Profession. Veterinary Jurisprudence... • It is essential for a veterinarian to well-known about all the laws related to his previleges and obligations to veterinary pratices. • It is necessary for a veterinarians to have fair knowledge of veterinary science to produce evidence for vetero-legal cases. • Therefore, a thorough knowledge of the legal procedures in the criminal court is essential for the veterinary practitioners. Veterinary Jurisprudence... • The earliest known Legal Code was written about about 1780 B.C. by Hammurabi, the ruler of Bablyon and contains also the earliest known regulation of veterinary service delivery.
• If a doctor of animals perform a serious operation on an
ass or an ox, and cure it, the owner shall pay the surgeon one-sixth of a shekel as a fee (Paragraph 224). • If he perform a serious operation on an ass or ox, and kill it, he shall pay the owner one-fourth of its value (Paragraph 225). Veterinary Jurisprudence... • Veterinary Statutory Body ensures Good Veterinary Governance (GVG). • To ensure GVG, it needs laws pertaining to Veterinary Services of a country • Veterinary Laws drafted considering – • Common law (Definitions of authority/actions, precedents, interpretations), • Customary law (Societal norms & values), • Constitutional law (Fundamental Human Rights & Freedoms), • Criminal law (Procedures, sanctions, appeals) Legal Duties of the Veterinarians • Carry out post-mortem examination of vetero-legal cases • Investigating any kind of offences to the animals • Investigating the case of frauds and adulteration • Issuance of health certificate • Preventing cruelty to the animals Legal Duties of the Veterinarians... • Promotion of animal welfare • Enforcement of laws related to eterinary services • Preventing maiming (making an animal permanently useless by using violence to the animals) • Preventing bestality