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The slave trade and the origins of international human rights law /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martinez, Jenny S. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Human rights > International cooperation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • International law, slavery and the idea of international human rights
  • British abolitionism and diplomacy, 1807-1817
  • The United States and the slave trade: 1776-1824
  • The courts of mixed commission for the abolition of the slave trade
  • Am I not a man and a brother?
  • Hostis humanis generis: enemies of mankind
  • The final abolition of the slave trade
  • A bridge to the future: links between the abolition of the slave trade and the modern international human rights movement
  • International human rights law and international courts: rethinking their origins and future.