A/HRC/9/20 page 5 I. DEFINITION OF THE MANDATE 5. In performing her functions, the Special Rapporteur will refer to the definitions set out in article 1 (1) of the Slavery Convention of 1926 and in article 1 of the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery of 1956. 6. Article 1 (1) of the Slavery Convention defines slavery as “the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised”. Under article 1 (2) it defines the slave trade as “all acts involved in the capture, acquisition or disposal of a person with intent to reduce him to slavery”. 7. The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery of 1956 used the definition of the 1926 Convention, but further extended and broadened it. The provisions of its article 1 oblige States to abolish certain institutions and practices analogous to slavery, which is referred to as “servile status”. These include: “(a) Debt bondage, that is to say, the status or condition arising from a pledge by a debtor of his personal services or of those of a person under his control as security for a debt […]; “(b) Serfdom, that is to say, the condition or status of a tenant who is by law, custom or agreement bound to live and labour on land belonging to another person and to render some determinate service to such other person, whether for reward or not, and is not free to change his status; “(c) Any institution or practice whereby: “(i) A woman, without the right to refuse, is promised or given in marriage on payment of a consideration in money or in kind to her parents, guardian, family or any person or group; or “(ii) The husband of a woman, his family, or his clan, has the right to transfer her to another person for value received or otherwise; or “(iii) A woman on the death of her husband is liable to be inherited by another person; “(d) Any institution or practice whereby a child or young person under the age of 18 years, is delivered by either or both of his natural parents or by his guardian to another person, whether for reward or not, with a view to the exploitation of the child or young person or of his labour.” 8. In the light of changing of social and economic realities, the Special Rapporteur will also take the three following definitions into consideration when carrying out her mandate. First, over the years, the United Nations has added to the definition of slavery. For example, in a 1982