Seeking Capture, Resisting Seizure An International Legal History of the Anglo-Brazilian Treaty for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (1826-1845)

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3944773438
• Thông tin xuất bản: Max Planck Institute for European Legal History 2024
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 469237
• Chủ đề: 1. Legal history

Tóm tắt

The treaties to suppress the slave trade were the subject of intense legal battles in the first half of the 19th century. This book explores the legal disputes about the Anglo_x0002_Brazilian treaty to highlight the political importance of what initially looks like mere argumentative hurdles over the rules and proceedings regarding the search and capture of ships. It reveals the complex legal translations of state inequality, abolition and slavery, as well as war and peace.