This work investigates the theoretical and practical feasibility of integrating animal sentience into modern constitutional frameworks. The authors, John Olusegun Adenitire and Raffael N. Fasel, utilize a rigorous legal-philosophical approach to challenge the anthropocentric nature of current constitutional law. By examining the intersection of animal ethics and legal theory, they propose a shift toward a sentience-based constitutionalism that recognizes the fundamental interests of non-human animals as a matter of constitutional right.

Legal scholars and philosophers identify this text as a significant contribution to the emerging field of animal constitutionalism. Readers frequently note the high level of academic rigor and the systematic approach taken to address complex questions of legal personhood and constitutional reform.