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Submission Fiona David And Anne Gallagher Regarding Law Reform Australian Trafficking In Persons Law, Fiona M. David Ms, Anne T. Gallagher Dr Jan 2011

Submission Fiona David And Anne Gallagher Regarding Law Reform Australian Trafficking In Persons Law, Fiona M. David Ms, Anne T. Gallagher Dr

Fiona David

This is a submission made in response to a discussion paper issued by the Australian Government, "The Criminal Justice Response to Slavery and People Trafficking; Reparation; and Vulnerable Witness Protections". This submission comments on the compliance of Australian law with the UN Protocol against Trafficking in Persons, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, notes gaps in the legal framework and provides recommendations for reform.


Widening Our Lens: Incorporating Essential Perspectives In The Fight Against Human Trafficking, Jonathan Todres Jan 2011

Widening Our Lens: Incorporating Essential Perspectives In The Fight Against Human Trafficking, Jonathan Todres

Michigan Journal of International Law

In 2000, the international community formally launched the modern movement to combat human trafficking with the United Nations' adoption of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (Trafficking Protocol). With the Trafficking Protocol, the international community created a new cornerstone upon which to build a global initiative to combat this modem form of slavery. As the first major international treaty on human trafficking in half a century, the Trafficking Protocol represented a significant step forward. One hundred forty-seven countries are now party to the …