Andrew Fede: 3 books
by Andrew Fede
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
This book considers the law of freedom suits and manumission from the point-of-view of legal procedure, evidence rules, damage awards, and trial practice—in addition to the abstract principles stated in the appellate decisions. The author shows that procedural and evidentiary roadblocks made it...
People Without Rights (Routledge Revivals)
An Interpretation of the Fundamentals of the Law of Slavery in the U.S. South
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties. It shows how the colonial and antebellum Southern judges and legislators accommodated slavery’s social relationships into the common law,...
Homicide Justified
The Legality of Killing Slaves in the United States and the Atlantic World
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
This comparative study looks at the laws concerning the murder of slaves by their masters and at how these laws were implemented. Andrew T. Fede cites a wide range of cases—across time, place, and circumstance—to illuminate legal, judicial, and other complexities surrounding this regrettably common...