Liberty, slavery and the law in early modern Western Europe : omnes homines aut liberi sunt aut servi

Liberty, slavery and the law in early modern Western Europe : omnes homines aut liberi sunt aut servi / Filip Batselé.

This book investigates the legal evolution of the "free soil principle" in England, France and the Low Countries during the Early Modern period (ca. 1500-1800), which essentially stated that, as soon as slaves entered a certain country, they would immediately gain their freedom. This book...

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Main Author:	Batselé, Filip (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Series:	Studies in the history of law and justice ; v. 17.
Subjects:	Slavery > Law and legislation > Europe, Western > History. Slavery > Law and legislation > England > History. Slavery > Law and legislation > France > History. Slavery > Law and legislation > Benelux countries > History. Liberty. freedom. Liberty Slavery > Law and legislation England. France. Dutch Republic. Slavery. Colonial history. Western Europe. Benelux countries England France Western Europe Electronic books. History
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