Full title in original language:
The Invisible Man: The Conscious Neglect of Men and Boys in the War on Human Trafficking
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Trafficking in persons / smuggling of migrants Gender dimension in trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants phenomenaTarget audience:
Professors,
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Samuel V. Jones
Publication year:
2010
Published by:
Utah Law Review
Copyright holder:
© Utah Law Review
Contact name and address:
Utah Law Review
Contact website:
Key themes:
trafficking, human trafficking, men, boys, war on human trafficking
Links:
Short description:
This Article explores the intersection between an attribute of the commercial media and American criminal jurisprudence that existing legal scholarship has largely disregarded: the systematic neglect of male victims in the publicity of human trafficking. Indeed, male vulnerability to human trafficking has been neglected even in academic discourse. The traditional narrative posits that women and girls are more vulnerable to human trafficking and thus are in greater need of legal protection, whereas males, conversely, are resistant to human trafficking and thus less in need of legal protection. This Article will demonstrate, however, that men and boys are both more likely than women and girls to become victims of human trafficking and far less likely to receive legal protection.