Tom Obokata
Biographic Data
| ID | 5795338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Obokata |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Obokata |
| SIGNATURE | OBOKATA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Combating Transnational Organised Crime through International Human Rights Law
This article explores the key obligations imposed upon States under international human rights law to combat transnational organised crime. It begins by highlighting a number of human rights which are affected by various forms of organised crime, such as the rights to life, liberty and security, health, property, culture, as well as the prohibition on slavery/forced labour and other inhuman or degrading treatments. The article then analyses the k…
Transnational Organised Crime
Organised crime covers a wide range of activities, including drug trafficking, illegal trafficking of people, and fraud. The existence of a land border does not impede these operations; instead in many cases it is used to their advantage. In response, law enforcement strategies must include a transnational, multi-agency approach. This book critically analyses the extent to which Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been successful in…
Serbia’s Action against Transnational Organised Crime
This article examines the extent to which Serbia has implemented relevant international standards on action against transnational organised crime contained in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime 2000. The first part explores key obligations with particular reference to prohibition of substantive offences, intelligence-led law enforcement (special investigative techniques), confiscation of criminal proceeds, as well…
Maritime piracy as a violation of human rights
This article analyses the regulation of maritime piracy from a human rights perspective. After a brief historical development of piracy in international law, the article highlights the key weaknesses inherent in the current legal framework as represented by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988, and explains how international …
Ambition, achievement and potential
In this article the authors examine the role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in UK law, politics and society, with a particular focus on its role in UK law. Despite the UDHR being conceived as a Declaration and not binding law, it has the potential to influence the development of the law. There is considerable moral force associated with it as the foundational document of modern human rights law. The authors argue that the Uni…
Illicit Cycle of Narcotics from a Human Rights Perspective
The purpose of this article is to analyse the illicit cycle of narcotics within a human rights framework. It begins by illustrating the benefits of adopting a human rights framework, such as its ability to promote victim-centred and holistic approaches. The article then identifies key human rights issues such as poverty, forced labour, law enforcement practices and addiction to narcotics. It continues with an analysis of the nature and the extent…
Trafficking of Human Beings from a Human Rights Perspective
Trafficking of Human Beings from a Human Rights Perspective
Trafficking of human beings is a widespread practice in the modern world. It has been estimated that between 600,000 and 800,000 people, the majority of whom are women and children, are trafficked worldwide each year. The rapid growth in trafficking of human beings and its transnational nature have prompted the international community to take urgent action, and a major step was taken when the United Nations adopted the Protocol to Prevent and Sup…
A Human Rights Framework to Address Trafficking of Human Beings
This article attempts to establish a human rights framework to promote better understanding of trafficking and to articulate obligations which can be imposed upon States. It begins by exploring the definition of trafficking of human beings adopted under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Trafficking Protocol) attached to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. It then highlights the a…
Shorter Articles, Comments, and Notes
Trafficking of human beings is a widespread practice in the modern world. It has been estimated that up to 800,000 people, especially women and children, are trafficked all around the world each year. 1 Virtually all States are affected, 2 and traffickers are believed to make between $7 and $10 billion annually from the trafficking business. 3 In order to combat trafficking, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Esp…
Shorter Articles, Comments, and Notes
Trafficking of human beings is a widespread practice in the modern world. It has been estimated that up to 800,000 people, especially women and children, are trafficked all around the world each year. 1 Virtually all States are affected, 2 and traffickers are believed to make between $7 and $10 billion annually from the trafficking business. 3 In order to combat trafficking, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Esp…
A Human Rights Framework to Address Trafficking of Human Beings
This article attempts to establish a human rights framework to promote better understanding of trafficking and to articulate obligations which can be imposed upon States. It begins by exploring the definition of trafficking of human beings adopted under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Trafficking Protocol) attached to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. It then highlights the a…
Ambition, achievement and potential
In this article the authors examine the role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in UK law, politics and society, with a particular focus on its role in UK law. Despite the UDHR being conceived as a Declaration and not binding law, it has the potential to influence the development of the law. There is considerable moral force associated with it as the foundational document of modern human rights law. The authors argue that the Uni…
Shorter Articles, Comments, and Notes
Trafficking of human beings is a widespread practice in the modern world. It has been estimated that up to 800,000 people, especially women and children, are trafficked all around the world each year. 1 Virtually all States are affected, 2 and traffickers are believed to make between $7 and $10 billion annually from the trafficking business. 3 In order to combat trafficking, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Esp…
Trafficking of Human Beings from a Human Rights Perspective
Trafficking of Human Beings from a Human Rights Perspective
Trafficking of human beings is a widespread practice in the modern world. It has been estimated that between 600,000 and 800,000 people, the majority of whom are women and children, are trafficked worldwide each year. The rapid growth in trafficking of human beings and its transnational nature have prompted the international community to take urgent action, and a major step was taken when the United Nations adopted the Protocol to Prevent and Sup…
A Human Rights Framework to Address Trafficking of Human Beings
This article attempts to establish a human rights framework to promote better understanding of trafficking and to articulate obligations which can be imposed upon States. It begins by exploring the definition of trafficking of human beings adopted under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Trafficking Protocol) attached to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. It then highlights the a…
Illicit Cycle of Narcotics from a Human Rights Perspective
The purpose of this article is to analyse the illicit cycle of narcotics within a human rights framework. It begins by illustrating the benefits of adopting a human rights framework, such as its ability to promote victim-centred and holistic approaches. The article then identifies key human rights issues such as poverty, forced labour, law enforcement practices and addiction to narcotics. It continues with an analysis of the nature and the extent…
Ambition, achievement and potential
In this article the authors examine the role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in UK law, politics and society, with a particular focus on its role in UK law. Despite the UDHR being conceived as a Declaration and not binding law, it has the potential to influence the development of the law. There is considerable moral force associated with it as the foundational document of modern human rights law. The authors argue that the Uni…
Maritime piracy as a violation of human rights
This article analyses the regulation of maritime piracy from a human rights perspective. After a brief historical development of piracy in international law, the article highlights the key weaknesses inherent in the current legal framework as represented by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988, and explains how international …
Transnational Organised Crime
Organised crime covers a wide range of activities, including drug trafficking, illegal trafficking of people, and fraud. The existence of a land border does not impede these operations; instead in many cases it is used to their advantage. In response, law enforcement strategies must include a transnational, multi-agency approach. This book critically analyses the extent to which Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been successful in…
Serbia’s Action against Transnational Organised Crime
This article examines the extent to which Serbia has implemented relevant international standards on action against transnational organised crime contained in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime 2000. The first part explores key obligations with particular reference to prohibition of substantive offences, intelligence-led law enforcement (special investigative techniques), confiscation of criminal proceeds, as well…
Combating Transnational Organised Crime through International Human Rights Law
This article explores the key obligations imposed upon States under international human rights law to combat transnational organised crime. It begins by highlighting a number of human rights which are affected by various forms of organised crime, such as the rights to life, liberty and security, health, property, culture, as well as the prohibition on slavery/forced labour and other inhuman or degrading treatments. The article then analyses the k…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Human rights (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Convention (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (4 works) · International human rights law (4 works) · International law (4 works)