Title of Proposal

International Responses to Slavery and its Contemporary Forms: a Survey of Anti-Slavery International Instruments

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This presentation will trace contemporary forms of slavery from its roots in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and demonstrate how modern slavery differs from and yet tracks traditional slavery. The paper will examine international instruments from the 1926 League of Nations Slave Convention, through the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Labor Conventions, the United Nations Human Rights Treaties and other international instruments for the prevention, suppression, and punishment of contemporary forms of slavery. The presentation will conclude with how to improve the regime for the eradication of contemporary slavery.

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2-11-2018 8:55 AM

End Date

2-11-2018 9:35 AM

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Nov 2nd, 8:55 AM Nov 2nd, 9:35 AM

International Responses to Slavery and its Contemporary Forms: a Survey of Anti-Slavery International Instruments

McFarland Student Union, Room 218

This presentation will trace contemporary forms of slavery from its roots in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and demonstrate how modern slavery differs from and yet tracks traditional slavery. The paper will examine international instruments from the 1926 League of Nations Slave Convention, through the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Labor Conventions, the United Nations Human Rights Treaties and other international instruments for the prevention, suppression, and punishment of contemporary forms of slavery. The presentation will conclude with how to improve the regime for the eradication of contemporary slavery.

https://research.library.kutztown.edu/social-work-global-environment/2018/2018/9