http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/4a4811d094609ac8 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-code-noir-as-an-archive-of-resistance/ The Code Noir as an Archive of Resistance - Reading the Atlantic Revolution and Colonial Law from Below Ehrmann, Jeanette eng 2026-02-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 colonialism modernity Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 What does it mean to examine political modernity from below, specifically from the position of the enslaved person – not as a metaphor or a footnote, but as a lens for analyzing foundational political and legal concepts? I argue that foregrounding the position of the enslaved provides a productive point of departure for understanding how colonial and racial epistemologies, imaginaries, and institutions have shaped core Western concepts, such as democracy and the rule of law.