LAWS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING

MODULE - 1 WEEK 1 & 2. OVERVIEW OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DEFINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human Trafficking Overview Concept History of a Definition The 2000 Definition of Trafficking o Key Issues During the Drafting Process o The Action Element o The Means Element o The Purpose Element Post-2000 Developments The Scope and Limits of the Definition

ESSENTIAL READINGS:
1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Chapter 1, Page 12-53 2. Dr. P.M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 1, Page 1 to 38
ADITIONAL READINGS:
1. Viviana Waisman, HUMAN TRAFFICKING: STATE OBLIGATIONS TO PROTECT VICTIMS' RIGHTS, THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK AND A NEW DUE DILIGENCE STANDARD, 33 Hastings Int'l
& Comp. L. Rev. 385 2010

MODULE - 2 WEEK - 3 Dimension and factors associated with Human Trafficking

Classification of Human Trafficking Vulnerability Factors Accentuating vs. Mitigating Factors Demand Factors

Factors enhancing demands Factors controlling demands Criminalizing Demand vs. Legalization of Prostitution

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. Dr. P. M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 2, Page 40 to 75 2. MEREDITH FLOWE, The International Market for Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation: Analyzing Current Treatment of Supply and Demand, 35 N.C.J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 669 2009-2010

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MODULE - 3 WEEK - 4 & 5 The International Legal Framework

Anti-Trafficking measures under International Human Rights Treaty Law Trafficking and White Slavery The 1949 Trafficking Convention The CEDAW Convention The Convention on the Rights of the Child and Its Optional Protocol Trafficking in Transnational Criminal Law The Organized Crime Convention The Trafficking Protocol The Migrant Smuggling Protocol Non-treaty Aspects of the International Legal Framework Customary Law, Jus Cogens , and Trafficking Secondary and Subsidiary Sources of International Law The Soft Law of Trafficking

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Chapter 2, Page 54-94 2. Dr. P.M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 3, Page 76 to 106
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MODULE - 4 WEEK 6 The Regional Legal Framework

European Union Instruments EU Framework Decision on Combating Trafficking (2002) EU Council Directive on Short-Term Residency Permits Proposal for a Replacement to the 2002 Framework Decision (20092010) The Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking The SAARC Convention

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Chapter 2, Page 95-131
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MODULE - 5 WEEK 7 & 8

National legal framework

Laws relating to human trafficking Indian penal code and human trafficking Laws relating to labor and human trafficking Laws relating to organ transplantation and human trafficking Role of juvenile justice act in human trafficking cases Foreigners act vs. Human trafficking

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. Dr. P.M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 3, Page 76 to 106
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MODULE - 6 WEEK - 9 Institutional response mechanism to human trafficking

National policy Police administration Ministry of women and child development role in combating human trafficking Governmental schemes Other agencies role in trafficking cases NHRC role

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. Dr. P.M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 3, Page 76 to 106
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MODULE - 7 WEEK 10 & 11 Specific Legal Issues

Trafficked Persons as Noncitizens Trafficked Persons as Migrants and Migrant Workers Trafficking and Slavery Trafficking as a Form of Discrimination and Violence against Women Trafficking and Asylum Trafficking in International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Page 218-412
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MODULE - 8 WEEK 12 & 13 State Responsibility for Trafficking

A General Theory of International Responsibility State Responsibility for Violations of International Law Associated with Trafficking State Responsibility for Trafficking-Related Breach of Obligations Originating in the Conduct of Private Persons or Entities Legal Responsibilities of International Organizations, Private Individuals, and Private Entities. Obligations of Protection and Support Obligations Related to Repatriation and Remedies Obligations of an Effective Criminal Justice Response

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Page 276-412
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MODULE - 9 Week 15 Prevention of Trafficking and Legal Response

Prevention through Addressing Vulnerability Prevention through Addressing Demand Prevention through Addressing Corruption and Complicity Prevention through effective prosecution Protection Mechanism Challenges in Prevention Models in Prevention

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Chapter 2, Page 414-456 2. Dr. P.M. Nair, Human Trafficking Dimensions, Challenges and Response, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd (2010), Chapter 3, Page 107 to 189

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MODULE 10 Week 14 Reparation to victims of Human Trafficking

Concept of Reparation Definition Legislative framework in India Scope for improvement Victims of Trafficking and Reparation

1. ANNE T. GALLAGHER, The International Law of Human Trafficking, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Page 276-412