Law-ref.org Slavery Convention
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... (1) Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised. ...
... (2) The slave trade includes all acts involved in the capture, acquisition or disposal of a person with intent to reduce him to slavery; all acts involved in the acquisition of a slave with a view to selling or exchanging him; all acts of disposal by sale or exchange of a slave acquired with a view to being sold or exchanged, and, in general, every act of trade or transport in slaves. ...