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PROPERTY AND THE DEFINITION OF SLAVERY

Allain, Jean, Hickey, Robin·2012·International and Comparative Law Quarterly
DOI 10.1017/s0020589312000450
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Currently there is no clear understanding of the meaning of ‘slavery’ in modern international law. While generally it is accepted that the authoritative definition of slavery is provided by Article 1 of the Slavery Convention 1926, in recent times slavery has been understood in such a wide variety of ways that effectively it is a meaningless term. This paper reflects on this interpretation problem and aims to redress this balance by reclaiming the core meaning of the legal definition. It applies property law perspectives to explain the conception of ownership invoked by Article 1, to argue that it remains relevant and to explore how it might be applied in identifying modern cases of slavery.

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  1. Kim, 2012, Taking Rape Seriously: Rape as Slavery, Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, 35, 294

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Authors
Allain, J., & Hickey, R.
Affiliations
  • Queen's University Belfast (GB)
  • Durham University (GB)
ORCID
Venue
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2012-10
Volume
61
Issue
4
Pages
915-938
ISSN
  • 0020-5893 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-6895
DOI
10.1017/s0020589312000450
OpenAlex
W1973898601
Cited by
40
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2
FWCI
6.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 25 d)
Locations
  • International and Comparative Law Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Law and Human Rights
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Law › Legal Rights and Human Rights
Keywords
slavery, property law, ownership, modern slavery, international law

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