Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking From Liability: The European Approach

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This books demonstrates the difficulty of protecting victims of human trafficking from being held liable for crimes they were compelled to commit in the course, or as a consequence, of being trafficked, under current European law. The legislation remains vague and potentially inadequate to recognise victimhood, safeguard the human rights of victims, and avoid further victimisation. Muraszkiewicz explains how the non-liability principle is rooted in criminal and human rights law, and proposes a more efficient provision and framework which would protect trafficked persons, and do better to encourage victims to act as witnesses in criminal proceedings against the perpetrators. In doing so the book will provide relevant stakeholders, including policy makers and law enforcement authorities, with a better understanding of the non-liability principle and how it ought to be used in practice. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 1-13 Human Trafficking (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 15-43 Rationale for the Non-liability Principle (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 45-78 Non-liability in European and International Law (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 79-100 Dissecting Article 26 of the 2005 Council of Europe Convention (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 101-120 Dissecting Article 8 of the 2011 EU Human Trafficking Directive (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 121-143 How States Have Implemented the Non-liability Provision (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 145-168 What Thwarts the Use of the Non-liability Provision? (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 169-196 An Alternative Provision (Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz)....Pages 197-207 Back Matter ....Pages 209-213