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Lammasniemi, Laura (2017) Anti-white slavery legislation and its legacies in England. Anti-Trafficking Review (9). pp. 64-76. doi:10.14197/atr.20121795 ISSN 2286-7511.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.14197/atr.20121795
Abstract
This paper argues that the foundation of modern anti-trafficking laws in England and Wales was created at the turn of the twentieth century, during the peak of white slavery hysteria. It shows that a series of interrelated legal interventions formed that foundation. While white slavery as a myth has been analysed, this paper turns the focus on legal regulation and shows why it is important to analyse its history in order to understand modern responses to trafficking. It focuses, in particular, on the first legal definition of victims of trafficking, involvement of vigilance associations in law reform, and on restrictions put in place on women’s immigration. Finally, it reflects on how laws enacted at the turn of the twentieth century still resonate with those of today.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Prostitution -- History -- Great Britain -- 19th century, Human trafficking -- History -- Great Britain -- 19th century | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Anti-Trafficking Review | ||||||
| Publisher: | Anti-Trafficking Review | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2286-7511 | ||||||
| Official Date: | September 2017 | ||||||
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| Number: | 9 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 64-76 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.14197/atr.20121795 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 January 2018 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 January 2018 |
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