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Author Allain, Jean, 1965-

Title The slavery conventions : the travaux préparatoires of the 1926 League of Nations convention and the 1956 United Nations convention / by Jean Allain
Published Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 821 pages)
Series The travaux préparatoires of multilateral treaties, 1875-9807 ; v. 1
Travaux préparatoires of multilateral treaties ; v. 1.
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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SUBJECT Slavery Convention (1926) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50056571
Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50077292
Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) fast
Slavery Convention (1926) fast
Subject Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Legislative history
LAW -- Gender & the Law.
League of Nations.
United Nations.
Slavery.
Conventions.
Preparatory work.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008005551
ISBN 9789047429968
9047429966
1282602993
9781282602991
9786612602993
6612602996