The slave trade and the origins of international human rights law / Jenny S. Martinez.

Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

1st edition

80453

Slavery -- Law and legislation.

Human rights -- International cooperation.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction

Britain and slave trade : the rise of abolitionism

The United States and slave trade: an ambivalent foe

The courts of mixed commission for the abolition of the slave trade

Am I not a man and a brother

Hostis humani generis: enemies of mankind

From crisis to success : the final abolition of the slave trade

A bridge to the future : links to comtemporary international human rights law

International human rights law and international courts : rethinking their origins and future.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780195391626

254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm