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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791855903321

Titolo

Human security, transnational crime and human trafficking [[electronic resource] ] : Asian and Western perspectives / / edited by Shiro Okubo and Louise Shelley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-283-04080-8

9786613040800

1-136-83294-7

0-203-83195-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Routledge transnational crime and corruption series ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

ŌkuboShirō <1943->

ShelleyLouise I

Disciplina

364.1/35

Soggetti

Transnational crime

Transnational crime - Asia

Human trafficking

Human trafficking - Asia

Human smuggling

Human smuggling - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Transnational crime and human security -- pt. 2. Transnational organized crime and the legal response -- pt. 3. Human smuggling and trafficking -- pt. 4. Responding to human smuggling and trafficking.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, drug use, illegal migration and human trafficking have all become more common in Asia, North America and Asia: the problems of organized crime and human trafficking are no longer confined to operating at the traditional regional level. This book fills a gap in the current literature by examining transnational crime, human trafficking and its implications for human security from both Western and Asian perspectives. The book: Provides an outline of the overall picture of organized crime and human trafficking in the contemporary world, examining the current