The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking

Due to the ubiquitous concern about human trafficking, the international community has developed a comprehensive legal framework that requires countries to take effective measures to eliminate this grave crime. As an essential part of this international legal framework, countries have a responsibili...

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Main Author: Saadet Ulaşoğlu İmamoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-04-01
Series:Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/A20B9B1C9769414891A85DA4D6375DBD
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description Due to the ubiquitous concern about human trafficking, the international community has developed a comprehensive legal framework that requires countries to take effective measures to eliminate this grave crime. As an essential part of this international legal framework, countries have a responsibility to prevent people from being exposed to any type of exploitation. In order to save vulnerable people from exploitation before it transpires, countries are expected to implement preventative measures including alleviation of the factors that increase vulnerability to being exploited and encourage the demand for human trafficking. While ethnic discrimination has been acknowledged as a factor that renders individuals vulnerable to human trafficking and also bolsters the demand for this severe crime, its effect on the implementation of prevention measures has received limited attention from recent studies. To fill this gap, this study theoretically discusses and empirically examines whether or not ethnic discrimination affects countries’ preventative measures for human trafficking. The results of statistical analysis based on a data set that involves 165 countries over the years between 2003 and 2015 show that ethnic discrimination deteriorates the prevention of human trafficking.
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spelling doaj-art-5b81be900b874cbaaa5b3c1a164a90a22025-08-20T02:27:35ZengIstanbul University PressSiyasal: Journal of Political Sciences2618-63302023-04-0132111313110.26650/siyasal.2023.32.1146568123456The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human TraffickingSaadet Ulaşoğlu İmamoğlu0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-6877Kırklareli Üniversitesi, Kirklareli, TurkiyeDue to the ubiquitous concern about human trafficking, the international community has developed a comprehensive legal framework that requires countries to take effective measures to eliminate this grave crime. As an essential part of this international legal framework, countries have a responsibility to prevent people from being exposed to any type of exploitation. In order to save vulnerable people from exploitation before it transpires, countries are expected to implement preventative measures including alleviation of the factors that increase vulnerability to being exploited and encourage the demand for human trafficking. While ethnic discrimination has been acknowledged as a factor that renders individuals vulnerable to human trafficking and also bolsters the demand for this severe crime, its effect on the implementation of prevention measures has received limited attention from recent studies. To fill this gap, this study theoretically discusses and empirically examines whether or not ethnic discrimination affects countries’ preventative measures for human trafficking. The results of statistical analysis based on a data set that involves 165 countries over the years between 2003 and 2015 show that ethnic discrimination deteriorates the prevention of human trafficking.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/A20B9B1C9769414891A85DA4D6375DBDhuman traffickingethnic discriminationunited nationspalermo protocolprevention of human trafficking
spellingShingle Saadet Ulaşoğlu İmamoğlu
The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences
human trafficking
ethnic discrimination
united nations
palermo protocol
prevention of human trafficking
title The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
title_full The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
title_fullStr The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
title_short The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
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ethnic discrimination
united nations
palermo protocol
prevention of human trafficking
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