R v Knowles, ex parte Somersett
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Somersett's_Case
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| gptkbp:citation |
(1772) 20 State Tr 1
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1772
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Knowles, ex parte Somersett
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced abolitionist movement in Britain
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Mansfield
gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench |
| gptkbp:legalSubject |
slavery
habeas corpus |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:petitioner |
gptkb:James_Somersett
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
abolition of slavery in Britain
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| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
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| gptkbp:result |
Somersett was freed
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| gptkbp:significance |
ruled that slavery was unsupported by English common law
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Somersett's_Case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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