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

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"There is a broad consensus among scholars that the idea of human rights was a product of the Enlightenment and that a self-conscious and broad-based human rights movement focused on international law only began after World War II. In this narrative, the nineteenth century's absence is con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martinez, Jenny S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Human rights > International cooperation.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Coopération internationale.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Human rights > International cooperation
Slavery > Law and legislation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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