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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martinez, Jenny S.
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Subjects:
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Human rights > International cooperation.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One : Introduction
  • Chapter Two : Britain and the slave trade : the rise of abolitionism
  • Chapter Three : The United States and the Slave Trade : an ambivalent foe
  • Chapter Four : The Courts of Mixed Commission for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
  • Chapter Five : Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
  • Chapter Six : Hostis Humanis Generis : Enemies of Mankind
  • Chapter Seven : From crisis to success : the Final Abolition of the Slave Trade
  • Chapter Eight : A Bridge to the Future : Links to comtemporary international human rights law
  • Chapter Nine : International Human Rights Law and International Courts : Rethinking their Origins and Future.

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