Dred Scott Case

Japanese: ドレッド・スコット事件 - ドレッドスコットじけん(英語表記)Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Case
A lawsuit that contested the status of black slaves under the United States Constitution. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not "citizens" under the Constitution, but "property." Dred Scott was a slave living in Missouri, but followed his master to Illinois and neighboring territories, which prohibited slavery, and returned to Missouri four years later. He claimed that he had gained free status by living in a free state and territory, and in 1846 he filed a lawsuit seeking confirmation of this. The Supreme Court ruled as follows:

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
黒人奴隷のアメリカ合衆国憲法上の地位を争った訴訟。1857年,最高裁は奴隷は憲法にいう〈国民〉には当たらず,〈財産〉であると判決した。ドレッド・スコットはミズーリ州に住む奴隷であったが,所有主に従って奴隷制を禁止するイリノイ州および隣接の準州に移住し,4年後ミズーリ州に戻った。彼は自由州,準州に居住したことで自由人の地位を得たと主張し,1846年,その確認を求める訴訟を起こした。最高裁は次の点を判断した。

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