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: 978-3944773421
• ISBN: gplh22
• Thông tin xuất bản: Frankfurt am Main Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 2024
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 469836

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 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.