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A Jamaican delegation led by Minister Olivia Grange will file a petition with King Charles III during his visit to London, seeking legal guidance on reparations for centuries of enslavement. The petition asks three questions: whether the transatlantic slave trade was legal under English common law, if it violated international law, and if the UK has a legal obligation to provide remedies for the harm caused by slavery. Jamaica's Ministry of Culture estimates that the country is owed around $10bn in reparations, although the UK has repeatedly refused to pay. The petition will be submitted to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Jamaica's highest court of appeal based in London.

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The Jamaican government has filed a petition with King Charles III seeking reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. The petition asks three questions: whether the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica was legal under English law, whether it broke international law, and whether Britain now has a legal duty to provide redress. The petition is the first time a Commonwealth country has used this particular legal route to pursue reparations. The Jamaican government hopes that answers to these questions will pave the way for a "long outstanding settlement" for the hundreds of years of abuse suffered by African ancestors in Jamaica. The delegation, led by Culture Minister Olivia Grange, also plans to meet with British Museum officials to discuss the repatriation of cultural artifacts taken from Jamaica during the colonial era. Jamaica is seeking £7.6 billion in reparations for slavery, and hopes that answers to these questions will be a step towards this goal.

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Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said its minister, Olivia Grange, will lead the delegation “to advance Jamaica’s push for reparations for the African ancestors who suffered under hundreds of years of enslavement”.

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🔮 A Jamaican delegation to the United Kingdom has said it will file a petition addressed to King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the question of slavery reparations.

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Jamaica to file slavery reparations petition during UK visit · assertive framing

A Jamaican delegation to the United Kingdom has said it will file a petition addressed to King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the question of slavery reparations. asserted

it → say → reparations

This is the first time a British Commonwealth state will use this legal route “for the cause of reparatory justice”, the Jamaican delegation said, as the visit to London kicks off Monday. asserted

visit → use → London

who → say → enslavement

The ministry added that it will meet with the British Museum to discuss “the repatriation of cultural artefacts taken from Jamaica”. asserted

it → add → Jamaica

The petition will ask the king, Jamaica’s head of state, to answer three questions on the transatlantic slave trade to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the Caribbean island’s highest court of appeal based in London. asserted

petition → ask → London

Under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, the UK monarch has the authority to refer legal matters to the court for an advisory opinion. asserted

monarch → have → opinion

The questions include: whether the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica was legal under English common law, whether it violated international law, and whether the UK has a legal obligation to provide a remedy for the harm caused by slavery. asserted

UK → include → slavery

Grange said she would not speculate on whether Jamaica was asking the UK to pay reparations for the slave trade. asserted

Jamaica → say → trade

“We want the answers. asserted

We → want → answers

Once we get the answers, or once we get a response to those questions, then the next steps will be determined,” she said. asserted

she → get → questions

“We understand the Jamaican government is seeking a petition to be heard before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in response to Jamaica’s inquiry. asserted

spokesperson → understand → inquiry

The palace acknowledged the king’s constitutional role in the petition as Jamaica’s head of state but said he had no role in deciding the substance of the claim. uncertain

he → acknowledge → claim

British merchants enslaved and forcibly transported 600,000 to 1 million Africans to Jamaica between the 17th century and the early 19th century. asserted

merchants → enslave → century

Shortly after abolishing slavery in 1833, the UK paid slave owners $27m in compensation, amounting to 40 percent of the Treasury’s annual income. asserted

UK → abolish → income

To raise the cash, the government took out considerable loans, finally paying off its debts in 2015. asserted

government → raise → 2015

The Jamaican government estimates that the country is owed about $10bn, but the UK has repeatedly refused to pay for historical slavery. asserted

UK → estimate → slavery

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