Abolition of slavery

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Depends what you want to represent, it is after all, just a trade good in EUIV, not integrated into any other systems. Many countries in the time frame and before had banned slavery within their borders, but did not abolish the trade of slaves beyond their borders until later.

For example, in England slavery contradicted other laws during the time period that allowed the courts to rule to emancipate slaves within the home nation (this dates back to 1215 and the Magna Carta), but it wasn't until 1807 that a law was passed banning the trade of slaves within the Empire.

 

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Semi-off topic fun fact: Technically, the UK didn't abolish slavery until (I believe) 2010. Various specific forms of slavery were banned way back, but until 2010 it was technically legal for one human to own another.

Hence my choice of words, as technically even now the UK doesn't have a specific law against slavery (other than the trade), rather laws around the possible situations where someone could be considered a slave. The most recent law in 2009 was in relation to forced labor, one situation where the person could be considered a slave.

But from before EUIV's time period they are recorded cases of slaves gaining their freedom in England through rulings based on common law (note this is just mainland England, over seas territories and other parts of the British Isles were different).