This course will introduce students to current and emerging international legal frameworks that provide incentives and restraints for implementing animal protection policies by public and private entities. Through a comprehensive examination of various concepts and instruments of both international and animal law, the course provides students with the necessary knowledge and tools to analyze and evaluate international commitments, decisions, and guidelines in force or under discussion. Students will critically assess the role and impact of organizations such as the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), and World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), as well as the influence of instruments such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW), and the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) Resolution on the Animal Welfare, Environment, and Sustainable Development Nexus.