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100 1 _aEstwick, Samuel,
_d1736?-1795
245 1 0 _aConsiderations on the Negroe cause commonly so called :
_bAddressed to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, lord chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, &c.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-29
508 _aJohn Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Considerations on the Negroe Cause Commonly So Called" by Samuel Estwick is a legal and philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This scholarly work addresses the complex issues surrounding the status of enslaved individuals in British law, particularly in light of the case of Somerset v. Stewart, which questioned whether a slave brought to England was entitled to freedom. The book reflects on the legal principles and societal views about slavery during a time when the abolition movement was gaining traction. In this work, Estwick provides a comprehensive examination of the legal arguments regarding slavery and property rights, arguing that, according to existing laws and opinions of legal authorities, a slave’s status should remain unchanged upon entering England. He references past judgments and the absence of specific laws governing slavery in England, suggesting that the existing views on ownership and treatment of enslaved people stem more from trade interests than from a legal framework recognizing slavery. Furthermore, Estwick critiques the moral implications of slavery, advocating for a deeper understanding of the human condition and the complexities of racial distinctions. His analysis seeks to navigate the intricate relationship between law, ethics, and human rights in the context of slavery, attempting to strip away the misinterpretations that have clouded the issue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: J. Dodsley, 1788
653 _aSlavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
653 _aSlavery -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69256
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