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President Macron Proposes Repeal of Royal Edicts That Legally Established Colonial Slavery[Reuters=Yonhap News archive photo][Reuters=Yonhap News archive photo]
French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed repealing the royal edicts that once legally defined slavery in France’s colonies. AFP and other outlets reported that Macron made the suggestion on the 21st (local time) while marking the 25th anniversary of the Taubira Law, which recognized slavery and the slave trade as crimes against humanity.Enacted on May 1, 2001, the Taubira Law acknowledged the Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trades and was the first law in the world to classify slavery as a crime against humanity. It also required schools to teach the history of slavery and called for national policies on remembrance and memorialization. The law takes its name from Christiane Taubira, the Black legislator from French Guiana who introduced the bill.At the event, Macron reflected on the law’s significance and said he wants the government to go further by advancing legislation to repeal the Code Noir, the legal code that provided the statutory basis for slavery in France’s colonies. The Code Noir dates to the 17th and 18th centuries under the French monarchy and set out the legal status of enslaved people in the colonies. Although France formally abolished slavery in 1848, those royal edicts were never officially repealed.Macron said these laws — which should never have persisted after abolition — still remain. He described them as mistakes, a form of humiliation, and a betrayal of the values the Republic represents.#Macron #CodeNoir #France #Colonies #Slavery #RoyalEdicts Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23 Choi Jin‑kyung (highjean@yna.co.kr)
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