The International Law of Human Trafficking

This book presents the first-ever comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the international law of human trafficking.

Anne T. Gallagher (Author)

9781107624559, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 February 2012

596 pages, 1 table
22.6 x 15 x 3.3 cm, 0.82 kg

'… the book provides a comprehensive overview of the international law on human trafficking, covering key legal issues and obligations with an appropriate analysis of international primary and secondary materials. The fact that Gallagher is one of the foremost authorities on the subject also adds value to this work. The book is useful not only for an academic audience, but also practitioners working in the field such as law enforcement and public officials and members of civil society.' Tom Obokata, Human Rights Law Review

Although human trafficking has a long and ignoble history, it is only recently that trafficking has become a major political issue for states and the international community and the subject of detailed international rules. Anne T. Gallagher calls on her direct experience working within the United Nations to chart the development of new international laws on this issue. She links these rules to the international law of state responsibility as well as key norms of international human rights law, transnational criminal law, refugee law and international criminal law, in the process identifying and explaining the major legal obligations of states with respect to preventing trafficking, protecting and supporting victims, and prosecuting perpetrators. This book is a groundbreaking work: a unique and valuable resource for policymakers, advocates, practitioners and scholars working in this controversial and important field.

1. The international legal definition
2. The international legal framework
3. Specific legal issues
4. State responsibility for trafficking
5. Obligations of protection and support
6. Obligations related to repatriation and remedies
7. Obligations of an effective criminal justice response
8. Obligations to prevent trafficking and respond lawfully
9. Issues of compliance, implementation, and effectiveness.

Subject Areas: International humanitarian law [LBBS], International human rights law [LBBR], Law [L], Human rights [JPVH]