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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster system, Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title an ...
used for legislation in the
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and the
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that relates to the
slave trade Slave trade may refer to: * History of slavery - overview of slavery It may also refer to slave trades in specific countries, areas: * Al-Andalus slave trade * Atlantic slave trade ** Brazilian slave trade ** Bristol slave trade ** Danish sl ...
. The "See also" section lists other Slave Acts, laws, and international conventions which developed the concept of slavery, and then the resolution and
abolition of slavery Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was France in 1315, but it was later used in its colonies. T ...
, including a timeline of when various nations abolished slavery.


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United Kingdom

* The
Slave Trade Act 1788 The Slave Trade Act 1788 ( 28 Geo. 3. c. 54), also known as the Regulated Slave Trade Act 1788, Slave Trade Regulation Act 1788 or Dolben's Act, was an Act of Parliament that limited the number of enslaved people that British slave ships could t ...
(a.k.a. Dolben's Act) * 47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 36, sometimes called the
Slave Trade Act 1807 The Slave Trade Act 1807 ( 47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 36), or the Abolition of Slave Trade Act 1807, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the Atlantic slave trade in the British Empire. Although it did not automatica ...
* Slave Trade Felony Act 1811 ( 51 Geo. 3. c. 23) * The
Slave Trade Act 1824 The Slave Trade Act 1824 ( 5 Geo. 4. c. 113), also known as the Slave Piracy Act, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended and consolidated the laws relating to the abolition of the slave trade. Background In May 1772 ...
* The Slave Trade Act 1843 * 8 & 9 Vict. c. 122 sometimes called the
Aberdeen Act The Slave Trade (Brazil) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 122), commonly known as the Aberdeen Act, was an Act of Parliament (UK), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the reign of Queen Victoria on 9 August 1845. The long title of ...
(1845) * The Slave Trade Act 1873 * The Anglo-Egyptian Slave Trade Convention (1877, 1884) * The
Treaty of Jeddah (1927) The 1927 Treaty of Jeddah, formally the Treaty between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and Its Dependencies was signed between the United Kingdom and Ibn Saud. It was signed by Sir Gilbert Clayton on behalf of the ...
* The
Modern Slavery Act 2015 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to combat modern slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to human trafficking, trafficking and slavery. The act extends e ...


United States

* The
Slave Trade Act of 1794 The Slave Trade Act of 1794 was a law passed by the United States Congress that prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in U.S. ports for the international slave trade. It was signed into law by President George Washington on March 22, 1 ...
* The
Slave Trade Act of 1800 The Slave Trade Act of 1800 was a law passed by the United States Congress to build upon the Slave Trade Act of 1794, limiting American involvement in the trade of human cargo. It was signed into law by President John Adams on May 10, 1800. Thi ...
* Act to prevent the importation of certain persons lavesinto certain states . . ., 1803 Abraham Lincoln's Peoria speech, "In 1803 they passed a law in aid of one or two State laws, in restraint of the internal slave trade." * Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, 1807 * The
Slave Trade Act of 1818 Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...
* 1819 U.S. law, amended in 1820, which impacted the slave trade *
Act for the Government and Protection of Indians The Act for the Government and Protection of Indians (Chapter 133, California Statutes, Cal. Stats., April 22, 1850), nicknamed the Indian Indenture Act was enacted by the first session of the California State Legislature and signed into law by ...
, 1850, California *
Act in Relation to Service The Act in Relation to Service, which was passed on Feb 4, 1852 in the Utah Territory, made slavery legal in the territory. A similar law, Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners was passed on March 7, 1852, and specifically dealt ...
, 1852, Utah Territory *
Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners The Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners, which was passed on March 7, 1852, in the Utah Territory, dealt with Native American slavery. A similar law, the Act in Relation to Service, which had made slavery legal in the territory, ...
, 1852, Utah Territory *
Peonage Act of 1867 The Peonage Abolition Act of 1867 was an Act passed by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1867, that abolished peonage in the New Mexico Territory and elsewhere in the United States. Designed to help enforce the Thirteenth Amendment, the Act declares ...


See also

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Abolition of slavery timeline The abolition of slavery occurred at different times in different countries. It frequently occurred sequentially in more than one stage – for example, as abolition of the trade in slavery, slaves in a specific country, and then as abolition of ...
*
Abolitionism in the United Kingdom Abolitionism in the United Kingdom was the movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to end the practice of History of slavery, slavery, whether formal or informal, in the United Kingdom, the British Empire and the world, including endin ...
*
Abolitionism in the United States In the United States, abolitionism, the movement that sought to end slavery in the United States, slavery in the country, was active from the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era until the American Civil War, the end of which b ...
* Slavery in international law *
Slavery in the British Isles Slavery in Britain existed before the Roman occupation, which occurred from approximately AD 43 to AD 410, and the practice endured in various forms until the 11th century, during which the Norman conquest of England resulted in the gradual me ...
*
Slavery in the United States The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of List of ethnic groups of Africa, Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865 ...
*
Slavery in the colonial history of the United States The institution of slavery in the European colonization of the Americas, European colonies in North America, which eventually became part of the United States, United States of America, developed due to a combination of factors. Primarily, the ...
* Lyons–Seward Treaty of 1862 *
Brussels Conference Act of 1890 Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...
*
1921 International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children The International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children is a 1921 multilateral treaty of the League of Nations that addressed the problem of international trafficking of women and children. Background The growth of ...
(
League of Nations The League of Nations (LN or LoN; , SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace ...
) *
1926 Slavery Convention The 1926 Slavery Convention or the Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is an international treaty created under the auspices of the League of Nations and first signed on 25 September 1926. It was registered in ''League of Nation ...
(
League of Nations The League of Nations (LN or LoN; , SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace ...
) * 1930 Forced Labour Convention of the
International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the firs ...
* 1948 Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) * 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery (
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
) *
List of short titles This is a list of stock short titles that are used for legislation in one or more of the countries where short titles are used. It is also a list of articles that list or discuss legislation by short title or subject. * Access to Information and P ...
United Kingdom *
Slavery at common law Slavery at common law in the British Empire developed slowly over centuries, and was characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Unli ...
* Barbados Slave Code of 1661 *
Amelioration Act 1798 The Amelioration Act 1798Leeward Islands Act No. 36, vol. 1., The Laws of the Island of Antigua Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands, 1690–1798, and Acts of Antigua, 1668–1845 (London: Samuel Bagster, 1805–46) (sometimes referred ...
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833 The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 73) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which abolished slavery in the British Empire by way of compensated emancipation. The act was legislated by Whig Prime Minister Charl ...
*
Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits slavery and forced labour. Conscription, national service, prison labour, service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity, and "normal civic obligations" are excepted from these defi ...
*
Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) is an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 9 November 1998, and came into force on 2 October 2000. Its aim was to incorporate into UK law the ...
United States *
Partus sequitur ventrem ''Partus sequitur ventrem'' (; also ''partus'') was a legal doctrine passed in colonial Virginia in 1662 and other English crown colonies in the Americas which defined the legal status of children born there; the doctrine mandated that children ...
* Fugitive Slave Clause of the U.S. Constitution * Three-Fifths Compromise of the U.S. Constitution *
Slave and free states In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited. Between 1812 and 1850, it was considered by the slave s ...
* Slave codes pertaining to individual states *
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Co ...
*
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was an Act of the United States Congress to give effect to the Fugitive Slave Clause of the U.S. Constitution ( Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3), which was later superseded by the Thirteenth Amendment, and to al ...
* Missouri Compromise (1820) * Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842 *
Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states during the years leading up to the American Civil War. Designe ...
*
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act or Fugitive Slave Law was a law passed by the 31st United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers. The Act was one ...
* Act in Relation to Service (1851) *
Confiscation Act of 1861 The Confiscation Act of 1861 was an act of Congress during the early months of the American Civil War permitting military confiscation and subsequent court proceedings for any property being used to support the Confederate independence effort, i ...
* Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves (1862) * Emancipation Proclamation (1863) *
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished Slavery in the United States, slavery and involuntary servitude, except Penal labor in the United States, as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed ...
*
Freedmen's Bureau bills The Freedmen's Bureau bills provided legislative authorization for the Freedmen's Bureau (formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands), which was set up by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 as part of the United Sta ...
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Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 Freight transport, also referred to as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been exte ...
Other * 1871 Law of Free Birth in Brazil * 1888 Lei Áurea (Golden Law) in Brazil * 1793 Upper Canada Act Against Slavery * Russian Emancipation reform of 1861 * Anglo-Egyptian Slave Trade Convention


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