Preventing and Combating Modern Forms of Slavery in Poland: Historical Background and Current Challenges

In: Critical Legal Perspectives on Contemporary Slavery
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Dagmara Skupień
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Łukasz Pisarczyk
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331–367
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004723801_013

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Series:  Ius Comparatum, Volume: 7
Cover Critical Legal Perspectives on Contemporary Slavery
E-Book ISBN:
9789004723801
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Brill | Nijhoff
Print Publication Date:
13 Mar 2025
Front Matter
IACL General Report: Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including Causes and Consequences
Anti-Slavery Law and Practice in Contemporary Australia
A Critical Assessment of Contemporary Slavery in Select Commonwealth Caribbean Jurisdictions: Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines
Les formes contemporaines d’esclavage, y compris les causes et les conséquences : Belgique
Les formes contemporaines d’esclavage, y compris les causes et les conséquences : Canada
Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Its Causes and Consequences: the Case of Croatia
France et esclavage contemporain : Un phénomène enchaîné aux vicissitudes d’un pays à l’ « Histoire Servile » pluriséculaire et mondiale
‘Othering’ Slavery: Germany’s Invisible Historical and Legal Involvement
Troubled Waters: Exploitative Child Labour in the Ghanaian Fisheries Industry
Slavery in/and the Netherlands: Past, Present and Future Regulatory Initiatives Concerning Slavery and Forced Labour
Asservissement, capitalisme et économie minière au Pérou
Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including Causes and Consequences: Slovenia
Slavery in Swedish Law – Past and Present: Productive Judicial Framing, Silencing, and Exceptionalisation
Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Causes and Consequences: United Kingdom
Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including Causes and Consequences: United States
Appendix 1 IACL Questionnaire: Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including Causes and Consequences
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