xviii, 396 p. ; 24 cm.

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Historical Readings Of The Law Of Slavery -- 1.The Nature of Slavery, Antony Honore -- 2.The Law of Slavery and the European Ius Commune, R.H. Helmholz -- A.The Corpus Iuris Civilis and the Corpus Iuris Canonici -- B.The Problem of Definition -- C.Legal Dev...

Contents note continued: E.Understanding the Modern Law on Slavery -- F.Conclusion -- 5.From Consensus to Consensus: Slavery in International Law, Seymour Drescher -- A.Before Antislavery and Abolitionism -- B.Abolition and International Law -- C.Conclusion -- Section 2 The American Experience: Blur...

Contents note continued: B.Creating the Statutory Framework -- C.Forming Contracts -- D.Transfer and Sale of Contracts -- E.Performance, Consideration, and Consent -- F.Challenging Consent After Statehood -- G.Conclusion -- 8.Under Color of Law: Siliadin v France and the Dynamics of Enslavement in H...

Contents note continued: D.Governmental and Private Action in Support of Slavery -- E.Redressing the Legacy of Slavery -- F.Conclusion -- Section 3 The 1926 Definition in Context -- 11.The Legal Definition of Slavery into the Twenty-First Century, Jean Allain -- A.1922-1956---Establishing the Legal...

Contents note continued: B.Historical Inquiry as Contemporary Instruction -- C.Conclusion -- Section 4 Contemporary Slavery -- 15.Slavery in its Contemporary Manifestations, Kevin Bales -- A.Defining Slavery -- B.Estimating the Extent of Slavery -- C.Slavery and the Global Economy -- D.Modern Slaver...

Contents note continued: D.Trafficking, Gender and Slavery Today -- E.Sexual Slavery Today -- F.Conclusion -- 18.Professor Kevin Bales's Response to Professor Orlando Patterson -- 19.Rejoinder: Professor Orlando Patterson's Response to Professor Kevin Bales -- Appendices -- 2012 Bellagio-Harvard Gui...