Human trafficking as transnational organized crime and a crime against humanity: implications for Jamaica

This chapter argues that human trafficking is not merely a traditional transnational crime, although it transcends geographic borders, but is a crime against humanity and humanness. Qualitative desk-based analysis is used to support this claim. First, the chapter discusses the global and regional na...

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Main Author: Haughton, Suzette A. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: The Palgrave handbook of Caribbean criminology
Year: 2024, Pages: 387-403
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Keywords:
Human Trafficking
Rational Choice Theory
Crime against Humanity
Humanness
UN treaties
Jamaica
Caribbean
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Summary:This chapter argues that human trafficking is not merely a traditional transnational crime, although it transcends geographic borders, but is a crime against humanity and humanness. Qualitative desk-based analysis is used to support this claim. First, the chapter discusses the global and regional nature of human trafficking. Second, it contextualizes human trafficking within the Rational Choice Theory. Third, it defines crime against humanity and discusses the UN’s international treaties, the Statute of the 1993 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the 1994 Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda and the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court which were adopted to minimize human trafficking. Finally, it calls for Caribbean states to strengthen their efforts to combat the heinous crime of human trafficking.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 402-403
ISBN:9783031523779