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From social to legal : shifting approaches to trafficking at the turn of 20th-century England
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Lammasniemi, Laura (2024) From social to legal : shifting approaches to trafficking at the turn of 20th-century England. In: Faulkner, Elizabeth, (ed.) Modern Slavery in Global Context : Human Rights, Law, and Society. Bristol University Press. ISBN 9781529224702 (In Press)
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Abstract
This chapter argues that trafficking in women, or White slavery as then called, became understood as a legal issue at the turn of 20th-century England, and as a response attracted several legal, and certain criminal law, solutions. Drawing from the archival records of the National Vigilance Association and the International Abolitionist Federation in particular, the chapter examines how the certain civil society organizations gained and used the legal power during the period and the role that civil society action played in the legislative process. The first part of the chapter explores the emergence of language of victimhood, coercion, and social restraints in relation to the campaign to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts and how this impacted both legal and social framing of trafficking. The second part explores how social reform campaigners such as William Coote understood and spoke of law’s power and potential. Through this analysis, the chapter shows how tensions grew between different organizations and argues that as civil society centred legislative processes and anti-White slavery laws, openly feminist actors and agenda became sidelined from mainstream discussions. Ultimately, the chapter shows how White slavery transformed from a social to a legal issue in England, revealing profound disagreements about the potential and dangers of legal power amid social reform campaigners.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Subjects: | K Law [Moys] > KC International Law | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Human trafficking -- Law and legislation, Women -- Economic conditions -- 20th century, Slavery -- History -- 21st century, Prostitution -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, Women's rights, Women -- Crimes against -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain, Forced labor -- Law and legislation | ||||||
Publisher: | Bristol University Press | ||||||
ISBN: | 9781529224702 | ||||||
Book Title: | Modern Slavery in Global Context : Human Rights, Law, and Society | ||||||
Editor: | Faulkner, Elizabeth | ||||||
Official Date: | 30 April 2024 | ||||||
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Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
Re-use Statement: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an chapter published in Modern Slavery in Global Context : Human Rights, Law, and Society. Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/modern-slavery-in-global-context | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 April 2024 | ||||||
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