Trafficking and the Conscience of Humanity - A Social and Legal Examination of Child Trafficking

Human trafficking has become the scourge of the 21st century, with child trafficking arguably its worst form. Yet there is only a patchwork legal regime trying to deal with child trafficking. Trafficking and the Conscience of Humanity assesses this legal regime, arguing that a more coordinated and international response is needed.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Jurisdiction and Border Issues
3. Who are the Children?
4. Movement of Persons
5. Coercion
6. Exploitation
7. Child Prostitution
8. Child Pornography
9. Forced "Marriage"
10. Corrupt "Adoption"
11. Organ "Donation"
12. Refugee and Migrant Abuse
13. Child Soldiers
14. The New "Grooming" and Orphanage Abuse
15. Parental Child Abuse
16. Complicity and Child Victims
17. Punishing Child Traffickers
18. Problems with Domestic Prosecutions
19. Trafficking and International Criminal Law
20. Humanity's Conscience
21. Concluding Thoughts
Appendix: Early Examples in Myths and Codes

About the author

Larry May is an internationally renowned social/political philosopher and legal theorist who has published more than three dozen books. He is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis. He has published over three dozen books including a four-volume study of the moral foundations of international criminal law, and a three-volume history of legal and political thought. He is currently working on a book on ethnic cleansing.

Summary

Human trafficking has become the scourge of the 21st century, with child trafficking arguably its worst form. Yet there is only a patchwork legal regime trying to deal with child trafficking. Trafficking and the Conscience of Humanity assesses this legal regime, arguing that a more coordinated and international response is needed.

Product details

• Authors: Larry May, May Larry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032766133
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276613-3
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social Work, Migration, immigration & emigration, Human trafficking, Jurisprudence & general issues, Age groups: children, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Jurisprudence and general issues, Social law and Medical law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Trafficking