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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337828403321

Autore

Muraszkiewicz Julia Maria

Titolo

Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking From Liability : The European Approach / / by Julia Maria Muraszkiewicz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-02659-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology

Disciplina

306.742094

345.2402551

Soggetti

Victimology

Transnational crime

Human rights

Criminology

Crime prevention

Social justice

Transnational Crime

Human Rights and Crime

Crime Prevention

Human Rights

Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Human Trafficking -- 3. Rationale for the Non-Liability Principle -- 4. Non-Liability in European and International Law -- 5. Dissecting Article 26 of the 2005 Council of Europe Convention -- 6. Dissecting Article 8 of the 2011 EU Human Trafficking Directive -- 7. How States Have Implemented the Non-Liability Provision -- 8. What Thwarts the Use of the Non-Liability Provision? - 9. An Alternative Provision. .

Sommario/riassunto

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. Wiliamson 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.