Transnational Crime and Human Rights: Responses to Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion

by Kneebone; Susan

• ISBN13: 9780415594257
• ISBN10: 0415594251
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Despite the international community's attempts to offer a coordinated response to the issue of 'human trafficking' in the twenty first century, there are indications that the trafficking is actually on the increase, and is a growing part of the global economy.This book offers an evaluation of responses to the transnational crime of human trafficking and governance of the issue through a case study of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which comprises Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It analyses the international and national legal and policy frameworks and the role of governments, international and national non-governmental institutions, and regional processes, in responding to trafficking issues in the GMS. The book is based on the findings of a three year study conducted in the region, involving interviews with more than 60 individuals from relevant organizations and agencies, and examines the social, political and historical factors, including gender and age, labour exploitation and migration which are background to human trafficking issues in the GMS. The book does not just consider sex trafficking but also looks at labour trafficking and other forms of trafficking such as 'forced' marriages and false adoptions.The advantages and limits of the new international framework for tackling human trafficking are explored from the perspective of the region's experience with international and national multi-lateral programmes, illustrating how the new international framework for tackling human trafficking has translated into practice. The book considers issues about competing mandates, and gaps in strategies for protection and concludes with a discussion of broader lessons to be learned from the GMS situation and suggestions for future governance strategies in the fight against trafficking.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations and acronyms	p. x
Map of The Greater Mekong Subregion	p. xiii
Introduction: the Greater Mekong Subregion	p. 1
The discourse on trafficking: transnational criminal justice and human rights	p. 8
Anti-trafficking discourses and international migration: the origins	p. 28
The Greater Mekong Subregion: discourses and regional responses in the 1990s	p. 67
Implementing the Trafficking Protocol in the Greater Mekong Subregion: the trafficking definition	p. 100
Cooperation and prevention in the Greater Mekong Subregion: compliance, legitimacy and norm re-enactment	p. 177
Protection of victims of trafficking: criminal justice and human rights in the Greater Mekong Subregion	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 256
Appendix - Table of Ratifications of International Instruments in the GMS	p. 267
Index	p. 271
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