ARTICLE: Property and the Definition of Slavery

Jean Allain; Robin Hickey

doi:10.1017/S0020589312000450

ARTICLE: Property and the Definition of Slavery

Jean Allain, Robin Hickey

School of Law

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28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	915-938
Number of pages	18
Journal	International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Volume	61
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589312000450
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2012

Keywords

enslavement, exploitation, possession, property, slavery, trafficking.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Law
Political Science and International Relations

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R1997LAW: Slavery as the powers attaching to the right of ownership
Allain, J. (PI) & Hickey, R. (CoI)
01/08/2008 → 31/08/2011
Project: Research

The Definition of Slavery: Contemporary Relevance and Legal Certainty
Allain, J. (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact

3 Participation in conference
1 Invited talk

Forced Labour Monitoring Group
Hickey, R. (Participant)
18 Jun 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Property and the Legal Definition of Slavery, Plenary panel, Association for Law, Property and Society Annual Meeting. Georgetown Law Center, Washington DC
Hickey, R. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
02 Mar 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Property and the Definition of Slavery
Hickey, R. (Speaker)
Nov 2011
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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R1997LAW: Slavery as the powers attaching to the right of ownership

Impacts

The Definition of Slavery: Contemporary Relevance and Legal Certainty

Activities

Forced Labour Monitoring Group

Property and the Legal Definition of Slavery, Plenary panel, Association for Law, Property and Society Annual Meeting. Georgetown Law Center, Washington DC

Property and the Definition of Slavery

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