UNDC103
Trafficking in Persons/Smuggling of Migrants
0.25 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
This course introduces the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’ definition of trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling. It commences with study of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, focussing on protocols against the smuggling of migrants and to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons. The course will focus on practical responses to this international phenomenon, and topics covered may include criminal and civil justice responses to human trafficking and migrant smuggling; international preventative measures; and the role of modern technologies in its propagation and prevention.
