The Slavery Conventions

The Slavery Conventions
Author: Jean Allain
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 842
Release: 2008
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004158618

Establishing the drafting history of the 1926 and 1956 Slavery Conventions, this book sets out the legal parameters of slavery and provides insights into the legal obligations undertaken by States as they were understood at the time of negotiation.

The President on Trial

The President on Trial
Author: Sharon Weill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2020
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198858620

This book details and contextualizes the trial of Hissène Habré, who was prosecuted by a court in Senegal for his role in atrocities committed against Chadian citizens during the 1980s. It employs an innovative combination of first-person accounts from direct actors and academic analysis from leading experts on international criminal justice.

The African-American Mosaic

The African-American Mosaic
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1993
Genre: African Americans
ISBN:

"This guide lists the numerous examples of government documents, manuscripts, books, photographs, recordings and films in the collections of the Library of Congress which examine African-American life. Works by and about African-Americans on the topics of slavery, music, art, literature, the military, sports, civil rights and other pertinent subjects are discussed"--

Slavery Convention

Slavery Convention
Author: League of Nations. Assembly. Sixth Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1926
Genre: Slavery
ISBN:

The Colored Conventions Movement

The Colored Conventions Movement
Author: P. Gabrielle Foreman
Publisher: John Hope Franklin African
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781469654263

"This volume of essays is the first to focus on the Colored Conventions movement, the nineteenth century's longest campaign for Black civil rights. Well before the founding of the NAACP and other twentieth-century pillars of the civil rights movement, tens of thousands of Black leaders organized state and national conventions across North America. Over seven decades, they advocated for social justice and against slavery, protesting state-sanctioned and mob violence while demanding voting, legal, labor, and educational rights. Collectively, these essays highlight the vital role of the Colored Conventions in the lives of thousands of early organizers, including many of the most famous writers, ministers, politicians, and entrepreneurs in the long history of Black activism"--

Slavery in International Law

Slavery in International Law
Author: Jean Allain
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004186956

Slavery in International Law sets out the law related to slavery and lesser servitudes, including forced labour and debt bondage; thus developing an overall understanding of the term human ‘exploitation’, which is at the heart of the definition of trafficking.

Trafficking in Human Beings

Trafficking in Human Beings
Author: Silvia Scarpa
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199541906

This text analyses the various international legal instruments regulating people trafficking including treaties, 'soft law', and the definition contained in the UN Trafficking Protocol, and argues that trafficking in persons ought rightly to be considered a part of jus cogens.