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Do humans have a right not to be trafficked? This book examines the legal nature of human trafficking and its relationship with human rights law. Drawing on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, it shows that human trafficking is indeed a human rights violation requiring legislative and institutional responses from states.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- Part I: Human Trafficking and Human Rights Law
- 2: On the Legal Nature of Human Trafficking
- 3: A Right Not to be Trafficked?
- 4: The Notion of Exploitation - Theoretical Foundations of the Human Rights Prohibition of 'Modern Slavery'
- PART II: State Responsibility for 'Modern Slavery' in Human Rights Law
- 5: Positive Obligations as a Means of Establishing State Responsibility for 'Modern Slavery' in Human Rights Law
- 6: Human Rights Obligations of States to Address 'Modern Slavery'
- 7: The Role of Specialised Anti-Trafficking Instruments in Shaping Human Rights Obligations of States to Address 'Modern Slavery'
- 8: Conclusion: Human Rights Law, Slavery, and State in the 21st Century
About the author
Dr Marija Jovanovic is a Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Essex. Her research focuses on modern slavery and the way this phenomenon interacts with different legal regimes, such as human rights law, criminal law, labour law, immigration law, international trade law, and business regulation. Marija holds DPhil, MPhil, and Magister Juris degrees from the University of Oxford, and a law degree from Serbia. She previously held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in ASEAN Law and Policy at the National University of Singapore, and worked as a Lecturer at the University of Kragujevac and University of Belgrade. She regularly consults for international and non-governmental organisations.
Summary
Do humans have a right not to be trafficked? This book examines the legal nature of human trafficking and its relationship with human rights law. Drawing on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, it shows that human trafficking is indeed a human rights violation requiring legislative and institutional responses from states.
