The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law
The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded at Stanford University on April 24, 2013.
Jenny Martinez talked about her book, The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law, in which she chronicles efforts in the… read more
Jenny Martinez talked about her book, The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law, in which she chronicles efforts in the late 18th Century to ban the international slave trade, which she argues laid the foundations for the modern international human rights movement.
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