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Article de journal

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

Date

2005

Auteurs

Russell Smandych

Résumé

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

Volume

23

Numéro

3

Page numbers

537-588

Éditeur

American Society for Legal History, Inc.

Lieu de publication

Cambridge University Press

Fichiers joints

Liens

Secteurs économiques

General relevance - all sectors

Types de contenu

Past policies

Groupes cibles

Chercheurs

Pertinence géographique

États-Unis, Other Caribbean States et Regional relevance

Sphères d’activité

Histoire

Langues

Anglais