Invertebrate Justice

Russil Durrant is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa. His research interests range over a number of different subject areas including green criminology, species justice, the global food system, criminal and forensic psychology, and evolutionary behavioural science. He is the author or co-author of four previous books.

• 1 Introduction.- Part One: The Invertebrates world.- 2 Human-invertebrate relationships: An historical overview.- 3 So many species: The nature and scope of invertebrate life and the biodiversity crises.- 4 What is like to be a cockroach? Exploring invertebrate sentience.- Part Two: An Outline of Invertebrate Justice.- 5 Non-speciesist green criminology – An eco-justice perspective.- 6 Species justice and harm to invertebrates.- 7 Ecological justice and harm to nature.- 8 Environmental justice and harm to humans.- 9 Trade-offs, complexities, and challenges.- Part Three: Doing Invertebrate Justice in the Real World.- 10 The Yuck factor: psychological, social, and institutional barriers to obtaining invertebrate justice.- 11 Realising Invertebrate Justice 1: Psychological, social, and cultural changes.- 12 Realising Invertebrate Justice 2: Institutional and legal changes.-13 Conclusions.

"The premise of this excellent book by Durrant (Victoria Univ. of Wellington, New Zealand) is that many invertebrate species are likely to be sentient―they have the capacity for subjectively felt experiences―and hence should be considered to have at least some moral standing. … Non-speciesist criminology has needed a book like this for quite some time. It is a major and highly original contribution. … Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty " (P. Beirne, emeritus, Choice, Vol. 62 (9), 2025)