Jamaica Petitions Legal Questions to King Charles Over Slavery
Jamaica says the petition could clarify Britain’s legal duties, with 12.5 million Africans forcibly taken in the transatlantic slave trade, officials said.
- A Jamaican government delegation led by Culture Minister Olivia Grange arrived in London on Monday to file a petition with King Charles, requesting the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council review slavery reparations questions.
- In 1833, when slavery was abolished across the British empire, the government paid £20 million to slave owners—40% of the Treasury's annual income—and continued repaying the debt until 2015.
- The petition requests an advisory opinion on whether the enslavement of Africans was legal under English law, whether it breached international law, and if Britain now holds a legal obligation to provide redress.
- Separately, the delegation is meeting with British Museum officials to advance discussions on the repatriation of cultural artifacts taken from Jamaica, specifically seeking the return of three Taino objects.
- Under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, the King has no personal authority over whether the petition is referred to the Privy Council and must act entirely on the advice of relevant authorities.
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Jamaica seeks to pay Britain ' s slave compensation file through a petition to King Charles asking him to refer questions relating to slavery and the United Kingdom ' s responsibility to pay damages to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
The Caribbean island of Jamaica filed a petition with British King Charles on Monday for a judicial inquiry into the...
Jamaicans would like to know what Charles III or his advisors think about British responsibility for the fate of their ancestors.
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Independent EspañolLONDON (AP) — Jamaica is taking to King Charles III its campaign for the United Kingdom to pay reparations for the ravages of the transatlantic slave trade.
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