01360nam a2200277 a 4500 EDZ0000105715 StDuBDS 20150804193945.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121025s2013 enk fo| 000 0 eng|d 9780191745508 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS K3267 342.087 23 The legal understanding of slavery [electronic resource] : from the historical to the contemporary / [edited by] Jean Allain. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. This title examines how slavery is understood in law, showing how the legal definition of slavery has evolved and continues to be contentious. It traces the understanding of slavery from Roman law through the Middle Ages, the 18th and 19th centuries up to the modern day manifestations, including forced labour and trafficking in persons. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012). Slavery Law and legislation. Slavery Law and legislation History. Allain, Jean, 1965- Print version 9780199660469 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199660469.001.0001 38392 38392