Slavery at common law | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Slavery at common law


00:01:03 1 Early common law
00:02:00 2 Cartwright's case
00:04:10 3 African slave trade and the common law
00:05:36 3.1 The "infidel" rationale
00:08:32 3.2 The Yorke–Talbot slavery opinion
00:11:13 4 iShanley v Harvey/i
00:12:26 5 iR v Stapylton/i
00:13:47 6 James Somersett's case
00:15:43 7 iR v Inhabitants of Thames Ditton/i
00:16:49 8 Joseph Knight's case
00:18:51 9 iZong/i massacre
00:20:08 10 iR v Hodge/i
00:21:28 11 iForbes v Cochrane/i
00:22:14 12 Subsequent legislation
00:24:10 13 See also
00:24:49 14 Notes
00:24:58 15 External links



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Slavery at common law in former colonies of the British Empire developed slowly over centuries, and was characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners.  Unlike in its colonies, within the home islands of Britain, until 1807, except for statutes facilitating and taxing the international slave trade, there was virtually no legislative intervention in relation to slaves as property, and accordingly the common law had something of a "free hand" to develop, untrammeled by the "paralysing hand of the Parliamentary draftsmen".Some groups assert slavery was not recognised as lawful, often on the basis of pronouncements such as those attributed to Lord Mansfield, that "the air of England is too pure for any slave to breathe."  However the true legal position has been both nuanced and complex through the relevant time period.  In the 17th and 18th century, some African slaves were openly held, sold, and sought within Britain.