Human Trafficking: Is the Law of the Western Societies Effective or Not?
Human Trafficking: Is the Law of the Western Societies Effective or Not?

Author(s): Alexia Kapsampeli
Subject(s): Criminal Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Criminology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Western Societies; migration; human trafficking; law;
Summary/Abstract: The human trafficking is widely thought to be the modern form of slavery. It started before many years and still exists. Nowadays a great number of people, especially women and children, are trafficked, mainly from poor to developed states, in order to be exploited either for sex or for labor. The Western societies, including the international organizations and institutions, have taken measures, as they have tried to eliminate it. The most characteristic attempt is the Palermo Protocol. However, the legislation has been proved ineffective, therefore the states in collaboration with the organizations should realize the basic dimensions of this phenomenon and legislate based on them.

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