Human Trafficking and the Emergence of the Non-Punishment Principle

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ID6068623
AuthorsRyszard Piotrowicz (0000-0001-7890-0840, Aberystwyth University, corresponding author), Ryszard Wilson Piotrowicz, Liliana Sorrentino
Year2016
Volume16
Issue4
Pages669-699
Publication date2016-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Rights Law Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/hrlr/ngw028
OpenAlexW2560928394
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The article outlines the emergence of the non-punishment principle with regard to victims of human trafficking: that people who commit offences in the course, or as a consequence, of being trafficked should not be held criminally accountable because they have been compelled to do so. It is argued that this principle is grounded in recognition of the human rights of trafficked people. The article traces the emergence of the principle in human rights law as well as soft law and discusses its scope. State practice and recent British cases are considered. It is shown that, while there are difficult issues concerning the scope of the principle, it is nonetheless becoming increasingly recognized in the field of human trafficking.

Commit · Criminology · Human rights · Human trafficking · Law and economics · Political science · Punishment (psychology) · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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