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 conspicuous--...

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Autor principal: Martinez, Jenny S.
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: International Law, Slavery and the Idea of International Human Rights
  • Chapter Two: British Abolitionism and Diplomacy, 1807-1817
  • Chapter Three: The United States and the Slave Trade: 1776-1824
  • 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: The Final Abolition of the Slave Trade
  • Chapter Eight: A Bridge to the Future: Links Between the Abolition of the Slave Trade and the Modern International Human Rights Movement
  • Chapter Nine: International Human Rights Law and International Courts: Rethinking their Origins and Future.