The slavery conventions : the travaux préparatoires of the 1926 League of Nations convention and the 1956 United Nations convention /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Allain, Jean, 1965-
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 821 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	The travaux préparatoires of multilateral treaties, 1875-9807 ; v. 1 Travaux préparatoires of multilateral treaties ; v. 1.
Subject:	Slavery Convention -- (1926) Convention on the abolition of slavery, the slave trade, and institutions and practices similar to slavery. Slavery Convention (1926) Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Legislative history. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11206481

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ISBN:	9789047429968 9047429966 1282602993 9781282602991 9789004158610 9004158618 9786612602993 6612602996
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Establishing the drafting history of the 1926 and 1956 Slavery Conventions, this book sets out the legal parameters of slavery, and provides insights into the legal obligations undertaken by States as they were understood at the time of negotiation. It also deals with the definitions of slavery, the slave trade, and types of servile statutes.
Other form:	Print version: Allain, Jean, 1965- Slavery conventions. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008 9789004158610
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004158610.1-841

Table of Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; The Slavery Conventions; Introduction; 1926 League of Nations Slavery Convention; Introduction; Preamble; Article 1 (Definitions); Article 2 (Suppression); Article 3 (Slave Trade at Sea); Article 4 (Mutual Assistance); Article 5 (Forced Labour); Article 6 (Penalties); Article 7 (Laws and Regulations); Article 8 (Compromissory Clause); Article 9 (Overseas Territories); Article 10 (Denunciation); Article 11 (Accession); Article 12 (Entry into Force); 1953 Protocol Amending the 1926 Slavery Convention; 1956 United Nations Supplementary Convention.

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