The Legal Understanding of Slavery

The Legal Understanding of Slavery
Author: Jean Allain
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199660468

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This book examines how slavery is understood in law. It shows how the legal definition of slavery has evolved and continues to be contentious. It traces the understanding of slavery from Roman law through the Middle Ages, the 18th and 19th centuries, up to the modern day manifestations, including forced labour and trafficking in persons.


The Legal Understanding of Slavery
Language: en
Pages: 415
Authors: Jean Allain
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-27 - Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

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This book examines how slavery is understood in law. It shows how the legal definition of slavery has evolved and continues to be contentious. It traces the und
The Law and Slavery
Language: en
Pages: 655
Authors: Jean Allain
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-19 - Publisher: BRILL

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The Law and Slavery sets out the articles, book reviews and case notes by Professor Jean Allain which led to pioneering exploration of forced labour, servitudes
People Without Rights
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Andrew Fede
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-22 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties. I
Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860
Language: en
Pages: 588
Authors: Thomas D. Morris
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-01-21 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

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This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas
Slavery in International Law
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors: Jean Allain
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-12 - Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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Slavery in International Law sets out the law related to slavery and lesser servitudes, including forced labour and debt bondage; thus developing an overall und