Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
(1772) 20 State Trials 1
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
increased abolitionist sentiment
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
shifted public opinion on slavery
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
gptkb:James_Somersett Court of King's Bench Lord_Mansfield's_opinion_on_slavery court_ruled_in_favor_of_Somersett |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and activism
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
slavery_is_not_supported_by_English_law
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
doctrine of personal liberty
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
analyzed in legal studies
discussed in law journals |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
gptkb:James_Somersett |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
landmark case in human rights law
considered a turning point in legal history |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
prelude to the abolition of the slave trade in 1807
part of the Enlightenment era debates on liberty |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
documented in legal archives
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Somersett's Case
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
debated in public forums
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced abolitionist movements
challenged the institution of slavery influenced_the_Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future legal reforms
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Lord_Mansfield
review of slavery laws |
| gptkbp:legacy |
remains a key case in legal history
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
freedom of individuals
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
represented_by_Granville_Sharp
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
influenced the development of human rights law
no_legal_basis_for_slavery_in_England |
| gptkbp:movement |
Abolitionist_movement_in_Britain
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
analyzed for its legal reasoning
involves a slave seeking freedom set a precedent for future abolition cases involved issues of personal liberty and property rights part_of_English_common_law |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Somersett's_freedom_upheld
led to increased legal challenges against slavery Somersett_was_declared_free |
| gptkbp:precedent |
legal precedent for future cases regarding slavery
established judicial precedent against slavery |
| gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance |
studied by legal scholars and historians
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
R v. Knowles
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| gptkbp:significance |
abolition_of_slavery_in_England
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| gptkbp:year |
1772
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