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Utopian Thought And The Law Of Nations, Stas Getmanenko
Utopian Thought And The Law Of Nations, Stas Getmanenko
Stas Getmanenko
Thomas More in his conversation with Raphael Hythloday agreed with Plato that “nations will be happy, when either philosophers become kings, or kings become philosophers.” Some five hundred years following More’s sojourn to the New Isle of Utopia, the “philosophers” remain in search of a societal order that would appropriately reflect and encompass the humanity’s best social and political contrivances. Inasmuch as humanity remains governed by law, and “[a]ll laws are promulgated for this end, that every man may know his duty,” the quest for a modern Utopia is then appropriately placed in the purview of jurisprudence. This legal article …
Progress Report On Criminal Justice Responses To Trafficking In Persons In The Asean Region, Fiona M. David Ms, Anne T. Gallagher Dr, Albert Moskowitz, Paul Holmes
Progress Report On Criminal Justice Responses To Trafficking In Persons In The Asean Region, Fiona M. David Ms, Anne T. Gallagher Dr, Albert Moskowitz, Paul Holmes
Fiona David
This Report examines the criminal justice response to trafficking in the ASEAN / South East Asian Region, with a specific focus on: - legal frameworks - specialist investigative capacity - front line capacity to identify and respond to trafficking - prosecutorial and judicial capacity - victim identification and support - special support to victim's as witnesses - international legal cooperation. For each chapter, the authors have provided a detailed overview of the relevant standards that have emerged through a combination of international, regional and national law and policy as well as accepted good practices within and beyond the ASEAN region. …
Asean And Trafficking In Persons: Using Data As A Tool To Combat Trafficking In Persons, Fiona M. David Ms
Asean And Trafficking In Persons: Using Data As A Tool To Combat Trafficking In Persons, Fiona M. David Ms
Fiona David
ASEAN member countries are always looking for ways to improve their response to trafficking in persons. However, these efforts are being held back by a lack of relevant, reliable data on trafficking. Recognizing this problem, in 2005, the ASEAN member countries commissioned IOM to conduct a pilot research project to identify “best practice” in data collection on trafficking, and to prepare a situation report on data collection by government agencies in four ASEAN member countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand). This report presents the findings of that research.