LEGAL AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION AND SELF-EXPLOITATION OF HUMAN BEINGS
LEGAL AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION AND SELF-EXPLOITATION OF HUMAN BEINGS

Summary/Abstract: This article offers a historical and legal analysis of human exploitation, slavery, and self-exploitation from the earliest codes to the present. It examines how legal systems have legitimized, mitigated, or abolished personal domination, tracing a genealogy from Mesopotamian codes such as Hammurabi, through biblical, Greek, and Roman law, medieval frameworks, and the global expansion of slavery in the Modern Age, including Atlantic and Mediterranean circuits. The study addresses abolitionist movements of the nineteenth century, the universalization of human rights after World War II, and contemporary international instruments against human trafficking. Finally, it explores modern forms of economic slavery and self-exploitation, engaging with philosophical critiques like Byung-Chul Han’s concept of performance society. The research combines historical-legal methodology with comparative analysis to identify continuities and ruptures, aiming to propose effective measures for prevention, prosecution, and victim protection.

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