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The Annotated Guide to the complete UN Trafficking Protocol

Document number
1916
Date
2002
Title
The Annotated Guide to the complete UN Trafficking Protocol
Author/publisher
Ann D. Jordan, Director, Initiative Against Trafficking in Persons, International Human Rights Law Group
Availability
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Document type(s)
International Law,
Keywords
Palermo Protocol, Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Trafficking Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Interpretative Notes (Travaux Preparatoires)
Summary
The Annotated Guide to the new UN Trafficking Protocol is a tool to assist advocates in the development of a human rights framework for national anti-trafficking laws and policies. In December 2000, the UN adopted international instruments to fight transnational organized crime and additional agreements or protocols to combat trafficking in persons, smuggling and firearms. The complete set of commitments made by governments regarding trafficking are found in the Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Trafficking Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Interpretative Notes (Travaux Preparatoires) to the Trafficking Protocol. Taken together, these three documents comprise the complete set of international obligations specifically addressing the trafficking of human beings.
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