Prohibition of trafficking from the perspective of the protection of human rights

• Authors: Sokołowska-Walewska Milena J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Human trafficking, often referred to as modern day slavery, is a global phenomenon. It is one of the most serious human rights violations. The trafficking has by its very nature violates the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by everyone. What's more, a threat to security and public order. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the actions taken in the plane of criminal politics. Both, nationally and internationally which have been taken to combat this shameful trafficking. The article on human rights issues for practicing human trafficking. Starting from the definition of terms such as "human rights" and "human trafficking", the author makes a detailed analysis of the international legal instruments for the protection of human rights for violations of these rights in practice human trafficking. Attention has been focused not only on human rights in general. A group of people, which is subject to special protection under international law are women and children, who, after all, are the most victims of human trafficking. Due to the special attention is paid to separate the rights enjoyed by women and children.

Keywords

EN

human rights; Human trafficking; protection of human rights

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN / Institute of Legal Studies PAN
• Journal: Studia Prawnicze
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 1 (193)
• Pages: 69-100

Contributors

author

Sokołowska-Walewska Milena J.

• Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 14, 15-097 Białystok, Poland