Recent Publications

Unraveling Abolition Legal Culture and Slave Emancipation in Colombia

Edgardo Perez Morales

Edgardo Perez Morales. Cambridge University Press (January 2022) Unraveling Abolition tells the fascinating story of slaves, former slaves, magistrates and legal workers who fought for emancipation, without armed struggle, from 1781 to 1830. By centering the Colombian judicial forum as a crucible of antislavery, Edgardo Pérez Morales reveals how the meanings of slavery, freedom and political belonging were publicly contested. Read More

Truth and Privilege Libel Law in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, 1820-1840

Lyndsay Campbell

Lyndsay Campbell. Cambridge University Press (December 2021) Truth and Privilege is a comparative study that brings together legal, constitutional and social history to explore the common law’s diverging paths in two kindred places committed to freedom of expression but separated by the American Revolution. Read More