Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice

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This monograph investigates the International, European and Commonwealth Caribbean approaches to human trafficking from an Analytical Eclectic perspective. It presents a compelling, empirically based argument that although there is currently a panoply of measures aimed at preventing human trafficking, prosecuting offenders and protecting trafficked victims in both Europe and the Commonwealth Caribbean, these measures have in practice been fraught with a number of challenges, whether of a normative, institutional or individual nature. The continued existence of these challenges strongly suggests that there exists a ‘disconnect’ between anti-trafficking law and practice which is not peculiar to small-island developing States since they also extend to developed States, including the United Kingdom. Although these challenges are not insurmountable, this monograph advances the argument that sustained social, economic, political and legal commitments are both necessary and desirable, and that without such commitments, only pyrrhic victories would be won in the fight to eradicate the scourge of the twenty-first century. Given the importance of the issue of human trafficking and its inescapable impact on victims, families, communities, nations, regions and the international community as a whole, this monograph will serve as an important resource for policy makers, scholars, students and practitioners actively working in this increasingly dynamic area of law. Volume 16 in the series Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law Foreword 1 Foreword 2 Preface Acknowledgements Table of Contents Biography Table of Cases Table of Legislation Table of International Conventions 1. Introduction I. Overview II. Locating the 'Commonwealth Caribbean' III. Situational Overview IV. Further Afield V. Summary VI. Structure of the Monograph 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Human Trafficking Introduction I. Economic Theory II. Criminology Theories III. Feminist Theories IV. Brief Reflections V. Analytic Eclecticism VI. Methodology Conclusion 3. International Dimensions of Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. The Criminal Justice Approach II. The Human Rights Approach III. Summary Conclusion 4. The European Approach to Human Trafficking Introduction I. Situational Overview II. Legal Frameworks III. Political and Institutional Commitment IV. Public Awareness, Stakeholder Collaboration and Capacity Building V. Criminalisation and Sanctioning VI. Investigation, Victim Identification and Referral VII. A Victim-Centred Approach VIII. Protection of Trafficked Victims IX. Material, Medical and Psychological Assistance and Accommodation X. Protection and Support for Child Victims XI. Regularisation of Immigration Status, Repatriation and Reintegration XII. Compensation XIII. Hegemonic Assumptions Conclusion 5. Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice in England and Wales Introduction I. Criminalising Trafficking in Persons II. Investigating Trafficking in Persons III. Identifying and Referring Victims of Trafficking IV. Discretionary Leave to Remain V. Support and Assistance of Trafficked Victims VI. Child Victims of Trafficking VII. Criminal Proceedings VIII. Compensating Victims of Trafficking for Harm Suffered IX. The Non-Punishment of Victims of Trafficking X. Institutional Commitment XI. Confiscation/Forfeiture of Assets XII. Prevention and Risk Orders XIII. Transparency in Supply Chains Conclusion 6. Normative Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Domestic Legal Framework II. Normative Considerations Conclusion 7. Institutional Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Human Trafficking on the National/Regional Agenda II. Capacity Building III. Stakeholder Collaboration IV. Victim Identification and Referral V. Court Proceedings Conclusion 8. Individual Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice Introduction I. Primacy of Victims' Rights II. Meeting the Basic Needs of Trafficked Victims III. Medical and Psychological Assistance IV. The Special Position of Child Victims V. Accommodation VI. Privacy and Confidentiality VII. Information, Documentation and Interpretation/Translation VIII. Regularisation of Victims' Immigration Status IX. Repatriation X. Reintegration Conclusion 9. Conclusion: The Way Forward Introduction I. General Findings II. Reforming Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice III. Summary Bibliography Index