Excavating the organ trade: an empirical study of organ trading networks in Cairo, Egypt

Legislative action in response to the organ trade has centred on the prohibition of organ sales and the enforcement of criminal sanctions targeting ‘trafficking’ offences. This paper argues that the existing law enforcement response is not only inadequate but harmful. The analysis is based on empiri...

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Autor principal: Columb, Seán (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: The British journal of criminology
Año: 2017, Volumen: 57, Número: 6, Páginas: 1301–1321
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Organ trafficking
Transnational organized crime
Organ markets
Human trafficking
Law enforcement
Organhandel
Internationale Kriminalität
Menschenhandel
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Sumario:Legislative action in response to the organ trade has centred on the prohibition of organ sales and the enforcement of criminal sanctions targeting ‘trafficking’ offences. This paper argues that the existing law enforcement response is not only inadequate but harmful. The analysis is based on empirical data gathered in Cairo, Egypt, among members of the Sudanese population who have either sold or arranged for the sale of kidneys. The data suggest that prohibition has pushed the organ trade further underground increasing the role of organ brokers and reducing the bargaining position of organ sellers, leaving them exposed to greater levels of exploitation.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azw068