Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Artículo de periódico

"To Soften the Extreme Rigor of Their Bondage": James Stephen's Attempt to Reform the Criminal Slave Laws of the West Indies, 1813-1833

Fecha

2005

Autores

Russell Smandych

Resumen

From 1813 - 1833 Stephen, Jr. spent as much time as he could endure working for the protection of slaves in British colonial law and, ultimately, for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. This article shows the way in which he tried to get better legal protection for the slaves in the West Indies.

Journal title

Law and History Review

Volumen

23

Número

3

Page numbers

537-588

Editor

American Society for Legal History, Inc.

Lugar de publicación

Cambridge University Press

Archivos adjuntos

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

General relevance - all sectors

Tipos de contenido

Políticas pasadas

Los grupos destinatarios

Los investigadores

Relevancia geográfica

Estados Unidos, Other Caribbean States, y Regional relevance

Esferas de la actividad

Historia

Idiomas

Inglés