- Author
- Atlee, Benjamin Champneys.
- Date of Publication
- 1911
in the habeas corpus case of James
Somerset that slavery was contrary
to the laws of England and could not
exist there, the Colonial Assemblies,
in the face of this decision, contin-
ued to enact laws in favor of slavery.
The laws regulating the affairs of the
Colonies were controlled by provision
of