This Special Issue explores new routes in the economic historical research on Dutch Atlantic history of slavery and slave trade. Each its contributions tackles important blind spots that have continued to haunt despite recent energetic revival debates impact slavery. Together, articles this challenge our perspectives, questions methods.

Abstract Why did some American Protestant denominations experience slavery-related schism during the nineteenth century, while others appear to have been unaffected by slavery conflict? I conduct a comparative case study of four national and find that was not consequence particular theological orientation, but instead occurred when denominational leaders lacked capacity repress abolitionism. In...

It is remarkable that the founders of African nations lamented the destruction of African civilisations by slavery and colonisations and yearned for the rebirth of Africa. From the outset these African leaders though subscribing to foreign ideologies and religions recognised and acknowledged the distinctive features of the African personality and world-view and aspired to build a new Africa bas...

This article examines the interpretation of definition slavery/ enslavement by International Criminal Court (ICC) in Ongwen case (2021) and its application to facts at hand. examination is warranted because represents first which ICC was tasked with deciding whether crime had been committed. illustrates that has outward-looking, finding judgments other courts largely featured reasoning when int...

This article deals with issues in the field of enslavement and agency. Slavery is understood as an area political science research located at intersection agency theories power. In first part, slavery treated a form enslavement, other forms are presented using modified, four-part scheme proposed by Szymon Wróbel. The second part describes some fields transgression, emancipation

Abstract The purpose of this article is to problematise a particular social transparency and disclosure regulation in the UK, that transcend national boundaries order control (modern) slavery supply chains operating developing world. Drawing on notions from regulatory sociology literature, i.e. normativity, by interviewing anti-slavery activists experts, study explores limitations requirements ...

Abstract Modern slavery is considered a widely recognized issue within labour-intensive markets of the construction industry. The recent introduction Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) in Australia, has pragmatically pressured companies into publishing modern statements that explore methods how they have managed to tackle and address presence their business supply chains. This paper, as part an ongoing res...

The so-called Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) used the hadith mentioning that “the slave-girl will give birth to her master” to justify its renewal of sexual slavery. This hadith is talking about signs before the end of the world, so it could be interpreted by the same Temple theology technique that has been used in the biblical book of Revelation, which is also about the end of the world. “...

The editorial in question repeatedly suggests that morals are derived from religious principles. This is a common misconception. Indeed, amoral and unethical behavior is often supported by religion; historical and contemporary examples are support for slavery and oppression of women and homosexuals. Moreover, numerous secular, nonreligious individuals and organizations (such as Doctors Without ...

[T~e Consulting Surgeon to the Army writes: This deserves publication as a permanent record of the indescribable hardships and suffering from 'multiple disease and inhltman conditions endured by Britons in slavery in Thailand. The Surgery described is drastic and heroic~tragic, in that under different conditions little might have been necessary; surprising in the recovery rate; and inspiring as...