Review

Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 29, 2020
  • Alline Pedra *
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Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection

Abstract

The "4P" paradigm – prevention, protection, prosecution and partnership – serves as the fundamental international framework to counter human trafficking and modern slavery. While organizations not always operate in partnership, which is a tremendous gap in counter-trafficking strategies, protection and prosecution are interdependent pillars. One enhances the likelihood of the other to be successful. Therefore, victim’s protection is of outmost relevance to evidence collection and effectiveness of prosecution of human trafficking cases. Based on victimological research, this paper briefly reviews the origins of victims’ rights and protection programs while bringing to the reader’s attention, relevant international, regional and national (Turkish) documents and law in the fields of victim’s support and protection to victims of human trafficking. It further elaborates on the connection between victim’s identification and cooperation with the criminal justice system – reporting, providing evidence and following court cases – provided that victims are protected and have their rights guaranteed. Finally, it demonstrates that the further protection is granted to human trafficking victims, the more they collaborate with criminal prosecution of cases, enhancing likelihood of convictions and solution of cases, revealing traffickers and dismantling human trafficking networks. It is at the core of this paper to demonstrate that victims’ collaboration is key for prosecuting and countering human trafficking, highlighting that collaboration might only be enhanced through provision of adequate support and protection.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Review

Authors

Alline Pedra * This is me
0000-0002-6803-419X
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 29, 2020

Submission Date

October 23, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 8, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Pedra, A. (2020). Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(2), 194-214. https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS
AMA
1.Pedra A. Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2020;6(2):194-214. https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS
Chicago
Pedra, Alline. 2020. “Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection”. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi 6 (2): 194-214. https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS.
EndNote
Pedra A (December 1, 2020) Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi 6 2 194–214.
IEEE
[1]A. Pedra, “Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection”, Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 194–214, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS
ISNAD
Pedra, Alline. “Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection”. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi 6/2 (December 1, 2020): 194-214. https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS.
JAMA
1.Pedra A. Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2020;6:194–214.
MLA
Pedra, Alline. “Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection”. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 194-1, https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS.
Vancouver
1.Alline Pedra. Human Trafficking in The Courts: The Importance of Victim’s Rights And Protection. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;6(2):194-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95ED29HS