A Letter from the pope to his distresed [sic] sons the Catholicks in England [[electronic resource] ] : as it was intercepted, and now published by S.V

• Record Nr.: UNISA996383894603316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : [s.n.], Printed in the Year M DC LXXIV [1674]
• Descrizione fisica: 8 p
• Altri autori (Persone): S. V
• Soggetti: Anti-Catholicism - England
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery / / James Walvin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910972042703321
• Autore: Walvin James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 9786613292551; 9781283292559; 1283292556; 9780300180756; 0300180756
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/62094275309033
• Soggetti: Slave trade - England - Liverpool - History - 18th century; Slave trade - Jamaica - History - 18th century; Enslaved persons - Violence against - History - 18th century; Mass murder - History - 18th century; Seafaring life - History - 18th century; Trials - England - London - History - 18th century; Marine insurance - Great Britain - History; Slavery - Law and legislation - Great Britain - History; Antislavery movements - Great Britain - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. A painting and a slave ship -- Chapter 2. The city built on slavery -- Chapter 3. Crews and captives -- chapter 4. The making of the Zong -- chapter 5. All at sea -- Chapter 6. An open secret -- Chapter 7. In the eyes of the law -- Chapter 8. A matter of necessity -- Chapter 9. In the wake of the Zong -- Chapter 10. Abolition and after -- Chapter 11. Remembering the Zong -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain ; believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until landfall. This book is the first to examine in detail the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery, and the way we remember the infamous Zong today.Historian James Walvin explores all aspects of the Zong's voyage and the subsequent trial-a case brought to court not for the murder of the slaves but as a suit against the insurers who denied the owners' claim that their "cargo" had been necessarily jettisoned. The scandalous case prompted wide debate and fueled Britain's awakening abolition movement. Without the episode of the Zong, Walvin contends, the process of ending the slave trade would have taken an entirely different moral and political trajectory. He concludes with a fascinating discussion of how the case of the Zong, though unique in the history of slave ships, has come to be understood as typical of life on all such ships.

Freedom of speech v protection of reputation : public interest defence in American and English law of defamation / / by Jideofor Adibe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971082703321
• Autore: Adibe Jideofor
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2010
• ISBN: 9781909112810; 190911281X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (109 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.73034
• Soggetti: Libel and slander - England; Libel and slander - United States; Freedom of speech - England; Freedom of speech - United States; Reputation (Law) - England; Reputation (Law) - United States; Privacy, Right of - England; Privacy, Right of - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Good governance of public resources has a far reaching impact on development outcomes. Over time it has become clear that capitalism has excluded a larger part of society, leading to worsening development indicators. Cognisant of the limited participation of rural communities in development, Uganda introduced a decentralisation policy in 1992 in a bid to involve more communities in the development process. The policy transferred powers, responsibilities and resources to local governments. By devolving powers to district leaders, it was envisioned that the decentralisation policy would improve service delivery and political accountability. This book analyses the nexus between public expenditure, governance and development outcomes in Uganda. It presents several case studies in four sectors; agriculture, health, education and roads to demonstrate the interaction of various actors in the management of public expenditure within a political economy conceptual framework. Based on these, the book contends that a mere allocation of public resources without the appropriate functioning of institutions may limit the achievement of the desired development outcomes. __ Elijah Dickens Mushemeza is a Professor of Political Science and Development Studies at Ankole Western University and a Senior Consultant at Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment. George Bogere manages the Centre for Budget and Economic Governance at ACODE, before joining ACODE he worked as a Researcher at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR). Susan Kavuma is a Lecturer in the School of Economics at Makerere University and a Research Fellow at ACODE.