Variable: Status of Slavery in Constitution

QoG Code: (ccp_slave)


Dataset: Characteristics of National Constitutions

Description:

Does the constitution prohibit slavery, servitude, or forced labor?

  1. Universally prohibited
  2. Prohibited except in the case of war
  3. Prohibited with other exception(s)
  4. Explicitly allowed
  5. Left explicitly to non-constitutional law
  6. Other
  7. Not specified

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-11-28
Last updated by source: 2025-02-01


Categories:

Judicial Labour Market


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 185
Basic time-series: 194
Standard cross-section: 185
Standard time-series: 194
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2023
Basic time-series: 1946-2023
OECD time-series: 1946-2023

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2023