slave trade and the origins of international human rights law
by Jenny S. Martinez.
- New York : OUP, 2012.
- 254 p.
Table of Contents ; Chapter 1. International law, slavery and the idea of international human rights Chapter 2. British abolitionism and diplomacy, 1807-1817 Chapter 3. The United States and the slave trade: 1776-1824 Chapter 4. The courts of mixed commission for the abolition of the slave trade Chapter 5. Am I not a man and a brother? Chapter 6. Hostis humanis generis: enemies of mankind : Chapter 7. From crisis to success :The final abolition of the slave trade Chapter 8. A bridge to the future: links between the abolition of the slave trade and the modern international human rights law Chapter 9. International human rights law and international courts: rethinking their origins and future.