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The term '''abolitionism''' refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to put an end to a social practice that is | The term '''abolitionism''' refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to put an end to a social practice that is | ||
#part of the legal order, but | #part of the legal order, but | ||
# | #seen as a contradiction to higher principles of justice and humanity | ||
#and should therefore be done away immediately and completely. | #and which should therefore be done away with, in the eyes of abolitionists, immediately and completely. | ||
To sum it all up: all abolitionist movements are calling for the immediate end of a legal institution they see as inhumane. | |||
Where do these higher principles come from? Often, they are derived from religion, but they might also be linked to natural law, international law, and/or principles of philosophy. | Where do these higher principles come from? Often, they are derived from religion, but they might also be linked to natural law, international law, and/or principles of philosophy. | ||
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The nouns ''abolitionist'' and ''abolitionism'' did not appear until much later. They are linked to demands “from below” against repressive legal institutions that are being seen as utterly unjust by some people who therefore demand their abolition (= abolitionists). The first movement that used these terms was the group around Thomas Clarkson, Granville Sharpe and others who campaigned – starting in 1787 - against the trans-atlantic slave-trade. | The nouns ''abolitionist'' and ''abolitionism'' did not appear until much later. They are linked to demands “from below” against repressive legal institutions that are being seen as utterly unjust by some people who therefore demand their abolition (= abolitionists). The first movement that used these terms was the group around Thomas Clarkson, Granville Sharpe and others who campaigned – starting in 1787 - against the trans-atlantic slave-trade. | ||
== The First Abolitionist Movements== | == The First Abolitionist Movements== | ||