The slave trade and the origins of international human rights law /
Martinez, Jenny S.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-244) and index.
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.
Slavery
Human rights