Prof. Jean Allain (QUB): Human Trafficking: Does Slavery Exist Today

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series - 7th March 2013
This seminar considers legal issues surrounding human trafficking. Consideration is given to the definition of trafficking, with an emphasis given to types of exploitation (slavery, servitude, forced labour, exploitation of prostitution) enumerated in the UN and European Conventions and in the 2011 EU Directive. This sets the foundation for an examination of legislation in Northern Ireland (as well as in the United Kingdom) which is unique, in that it effectively equates prostitutes with human trafficking. What implications does this have on issues of extraterritorial application of Stormont legislation in countries where prostitution is legal.