Overview

In Modern Slavery – A Comparative Study of the Definition of Trafficking in Persons Dominika Borg Jansson discusses why, despite international anti-trafficking efforts, there are so few trafficking convictions worldwide. In an easily accessible language, the author explains why international legal harmonization in this area has been difficult. Making use of the concept of legal transplants, Dominika Borg Jansson compares experiences from Sweden, Poland and Russia offering insights into especially Russian legislation that are not widely available. The problems concerning the implementation of the international definition of trafficking are here divided into country-specific challenges and obstacles attributable to the original source. Jansson also addresses the effectiveness of criminalization of trafficking and offers suggestions on how future trafficking legislation might be framed.

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Author:   Dominika Borg Jansson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   110
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9789004281066

ISBN 10:   9004281061
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   28 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Excerpt of table of contents: Abbreviations 1 Introduction Purpose and Research Questions Harmonization of Criminal Law within the Context of Human Trafficking Approaches to the Study and Conceptualization of Human Trafficking Outline 2 Theory and Methodology Introduction Reasons for Choosing the Case Studies Methodological Difficulties Legal Transplants Importance of Language 3 Human Trafficking as a Social Practice Introduction Trafficking: An Overview Trafficking in Human Beings after the Demise of Communism Push and Pull Factors Trafficking from Various Perspectives 4 The Role of the Palermo Documents UN Trafficking Documents: Overview Anti-Trafficking Efforts of the UN – A Historical Background Palermo Convention on Organized Crime Palermo Protocol – The Negotiation Process Summary 5 Sweden Introduction Present Provision on Trafficking General Intent Participation Previous Provisions Other Relevant Provisions Swedish Legislation through the Prism of Legal Transplants Sweden – Summary 6 Poland Introduction Present Provisions on Trafficking in Human Beings General Intent Criminal Participation Previous Provisions Other Relevant Provisions Polish Legislation through the Prism of Legal Transplants Poland – Summary 7 Russia Introduction Present Provisions on Trafficking in Human Beings General Intent and the Specific Purpose of Exploitation Participation Previous Provisions Other Relevant Provisions Russian Legislation through the Prism of Legal Transplants Russia – Summary Non-Legal Issues 8 Conclusions and Comments de Lege Ferenda Introduction Central Findings Concerning the Original Source Central Findings: Sweden Central Findings: Poland Central Findings: Russia Conclusions and Suggestions Re-conceptualization of the Trafficking Offence Possible Avenues for Future Research References; Index.

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Overall, the book is written with great clarity. The book will be useful to all those interested in issues of slavery and trafficking and, more specifically, those who are attempting to understand the legal application of the international trafficking provision to ensure effective prosecutions and convictions of human trafficking, a key element for eradicating its practice. Amy Weatherburn, Human Rights Law Review, 15 (2015), p. 775-798.

Overall, the book is written with great clarity. The book will be useful to all those interested in issues of slavery and trafficking and, more specifically, those who are attempting to understand the legal application of the international trafficking provision to ensure effective prosecutions and convictions of human trafficking, a key element for eradicating its practice. Amy Weatherburn, Human Rights Law Review, 15 (2015), p. 775-798.

Author Information

Dominika Borg Jansson, LL.D. (2013), Uppsala University, is a researcher at that university. She has published on a range of issues in international criminal law, most recently in the article “Människohandel för sexuella ändamål: Ideala offer och de andra”, (Juridisk Tidskrift, 2014).

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