Modern slavery

This free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an understanding of the international system of human rights protection in relation to modern slavery, but also encourage an appreciation of the influence of International Human Rights Law on the development of the domestic system of human rights protection.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What is (modern) slavery?
• 1 What is (modern) slavery?
• 1.1 Slavery – a historical perspective
• 1.1.1 Abolition of slavery
• 1.2 Wartime slavery in the twentieth century
• 2 Prohibition of slavery – an international law perspective
• 2 Prohibition of slavery – an international law perspective
• 2.1 The Slavery Convention 1926
• 2.2 International human rights instruments
• 2.3 Regional human rights instruments
• 2.4 International Labour Organisation (ILO)
• 3 Modern slavery – trafficking human beings (THB)
• 3 Modern slavery – trafficking human beings (THB)
• 3.1 The victims and perpetrators of THB
• 3.2 The legal framework regulating THB
• 3.3 Is THB a human rights issue?
• 3.3.1 Rantsev v Cyprus and Russia
• 3.4 Case in focus – child trafficking in Scotland
• 4 Modern slavery and forced labour
• 4 Modern slavery and forced labour
• 4.1 What is forced labour?
• 4.2 Bonded labour
• 4.3 Businesses and forced labour
• 4.4 Magdalene laundries
• 5 Looking to the future – ending modern slavery?
• 5 Looking to the future – ending modern slavery?
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements