Seeking to Understand the Definition of Slavery

Robin Hickey

Seeking to Understand the Definition of Slavery

Robin Hickey

School of Law

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Examines the concept of ownership invoked by Article 1 of the 1926 Slavery Convention. Argues the definition of slavery must be understood substantively, not formally, and that ideas of property and ownership continue to have important theoretical and practical relevance in identifying modern slavery.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Legal Understanding of Slavery
Subtitle of host publication	From the Historical to the Contemporary
Editors	Jean Allain
Publisher	OUP Oxford
Pages	220-241
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	978-0-19-966046-9
Publication status	Published - Sep 2012

Keywords

modern slavery, exploitation, ownership, possession

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1 Active

R1997LAW: Slavery as the powers attaching to the right of ownership
Allain, J. & Hickey, R.
01/08/2008 → …
Project: Research

1 Participation in conference
1 Invited talk

Property and the Definition of Slavery
Robin Hickey (Speaker)
Nov 2011
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
'The Structure of the Definition of Slavery and the Substance of Ownership', AHRC funded presentation, Conference on The Legal Parameters of Slavery, Harvard University (W.E.B DuBois Institute; Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Department of Sociology)
Robin Hickey (Participant)
Aug 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

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Seeking to Understand the Definition of Slavery

Abstract

Keywords

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

Property and the Definition of Slavery

'The Structure of the Definition of Slavery and the Substance of Ownership', AHRC funded presentation, Conference on The Legal Parameters of Slavery, Harvard University (W.E.B DuBois Institute; Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Department of Sociology)

Cite this