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Romania Law for the Recognition of Dolphins as Nonhuman Persons

Romania
National
Rejected in 2014
Statutory law
Animal Rights, Rights Of Nature
Dolphins
Animal
MP Remus Cernea
Government

Summary

In 2014, MP Remus Cernea introduced a draft bill declaring dolphins as non-human persons with rights to the Romanian parliament. The bill would have protected indigenous dolphins in the Black Sea and given all dolphins in Romania the right to life; bodily integrity and to be free from any acts of cruelty; free movement within their own natural environment, not to be captured or held in captivity for purposes other than being offered medical assistance or being protected from impending danger, and to be protected in their own living natural environment and not to be separated from the group or family he or she belongs. However, the Romanian upper house voted against the bill.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Law for the recognition of dolphins as nonhuman persons [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Article - Dolphins Deserve the Rights of Non-Human Persons
Article - Romania debates giving human rights to dolphins

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