Slavery Commission of the League of Nations

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The Slavery Commission of the League of Nations was an international body established to investigate, monitor, and work toward the suppression of slavery and the slave trade worldwide under the League’s mandate system.

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Slavery Commission of the League of Nations canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf League of Nations body
international commission
appliesToJurisdiction League of Nations mandate territories NERFINISHED
member states of the League of Nations
contributedTo 1926 Slavery Convention NERFINISHED
development of international anti-slavery norms
fieldOfWork abolition of slavery
colonial administration oversight
human rights
international law
follows League of Nations Covenant NERFINISHED
hasActivity collection of information on slavery practices
cooperation with other League of Nations bodies
drafting of annual or periodic reports
evaluation of colonial and mandate administration policies on slavery
examination of legal status of slavery in member states
monitoring implementation of anti-slavery obligations
preparation of recommendations to member states
promotion of legal reforms against slavery
study of domestic servitude and similar institutions
study of forced labor practices
study of slave raiding and slave trading routes
hasCharacteristic composed of representatives of member states
focused on global scope
permanent advisory body of the League of Nations
reported to the League of Nations Council
hasHistoricalRole early international mechanism against slavery
precursor to later UN human rights mechanisms
hasPurpose advising the League of Nations on anti-slavery policy
investigation of slavery conditions worldwide
monitoring slavery and slave trade
suppression of slavery
suppression of the slave trade
hasTopic debt bondage
forced labor in mandated territories
practices similar to slavery
serfdom
slave trade by sea and land
slavery in Africa
slavery in colonial territories
slavery in the Middle East
influenced Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery NERFINISHED
post-World War II United Nations work on slavery
partOf League of Nations NERFINISHED
usesInstrument drafting of international conventions
fact-finding missions
questionnaires to governments
reports to the League of Nations Council

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League of Nations committee structure hasNotableCommittee Slavery Commission of the League of Nations