Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Somerset's Case
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:English_law
gptkb:Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom 1772 in law Slavery law |
| gptkbp:citation |
(1772) 20 State Tr 1; 98 ER 499
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
22 June 1772
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Slavery unsupported by English common law
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| gptkbp:influenced |
abolitionist movement in Britain
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Mansfield
gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
legality of slavery in England
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:James_Somersett
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| gptkbp:result |
Somersett freed
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| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case in the abolition of slavery in England
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| gptkbp:subject |
habeas corpus
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_Somersett
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Somersett v Stewart
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