Slavery in international law is governed by a number of treaties, conventions and declarations. Foremost among these is the Universal Declaration on Human...

trade in slaves in a specific country, and then as abolition of slavery throughout empires. Each step was usually the result of a separate law or action...

Slavery at common law in the British Empire developed slowly over centuries, and was characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for...

established that slavery did not exist in English law. In 1807, the slave trade was made illegal throughout the British Empire, though existing slaves in British...

the pre-conquest institution of slavery into serfdom, and all slaves were no longer recognised separately in English law or custom. By the middle of the...

White slavery (also white slave trade or white slave trafficking) refers to the slavery of Europeans, whether by non-Europeans (such as West Asians and...

commonly associated with slavery and social hierarchy in premodern Korea, existed in various forms and degrees from its origins in antiquity, over 2,000...

Slavery has been called "deeply rooted" in the structure of the northwest African country of Mauritania and estimated to be "closely tied" to the ethnic...

Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society...

abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, by making it a law on 26 August 1942. Ethiopia later ratified the 1926 Slavery Convention in 1969. Following...