Full title in original language:
Human Trafficking Victim Identification: Should Consent Matter?
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Trafficking in persons / smuggling of migrants Criminal justice response to trafficking in personsTarget audience:
Professors,
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers,
Policy makers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Samuel Vincent Jones
Publication year:
2012
Published by:
Indiana Law Review
Copyright holder:
© Indiana Law Review
Contact name and address:
Indiana Law Review
Contact email:
cpaynter@iupui.edu
Key themes:
trafficking, human trafficking, human rights, trafficking in persons, consent
Links:
Short description:
This article attempts to take a first step in fashioning a decision-making paradigm for resolving the consent question. This paradigm incorporates the moral imperative to respect human dignity and permit individuals to determine their own direction, without compromising the undeniable empiricism of commercial exploitation and victimisation. In doing so, it highlights how the desire to migrate acts as catalyst and sociological contributor to drive demand for human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and ultimately encourages individuals to consent to high-risk exchanges.