Explanatory Brief on the Non-Punishment Principle
- Document number
- 3512
- Date
- 23 November 2023
- Title
- Explanatory Brief on the Non-Punishment Principle
- Author/publisher
- La Strada International
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations,
- Keywords
- Non Punishment principle Explanatory brief human trafficking
- Summary
La Strada International (LSI) actively pushes for legislative changes and more guidance at European level to promote a better application of the Non-Punishment Principle across Europe. Moreover, LSI works at a practical level on the promotion of the principle’s application through its own Working Group on Non-punishment. This Working Group has promoted further exchange on the principle and developed two Guidance Documents to support and raise awareness among all stakeholder to ensure a better application of the Non-Punishment Principle in practic; an Advocacy Document on the Non-Punishment Principle and an Explanatory Brief on the Non-Punishment Principle.
This ‘Explanatory Brief’ provides an in-depth explanation of the principle, its codification in international instruments, the obligations to apply the principle based on Human Rights Law & case examples to illustrate the principle’s application in practice.