Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice

Jason Haynes is Senior Legal Officer, British High Commission, Bridgetown, Barbados and former Lecturer in Law, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica.

• 1. IntroductionI. OverviewII. Locating the ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’III. Situational OverviewIV. Further AfieldV. SummaryVI. Structure of the Monograph2. Theoretical Perspectives on Human TraffickingIntroductionI. Economic Theory II. Criminology TheoriesIII. Feminist Theories IV. Brief ReflectionsV. Analytic Eclecticism VI. MethodologyConclusion3. International Dimensions of Anti-Trafficking Law and PracticeIntroduction I. The Criminal Justice ApproachII. The Human Rights ApproachConclusion4. The European Approach to Human TraffickingIntroductionI. Situational OverviewII. Legal FrameworksIII. Political and Institutional Commitment IV. Public Awareness, Stakeholder Collaboration and Capacity BuildingV. Criminalisation and Sanctioning VI. Investigation, Victim Identification and Referral VII. A Victim-Centred ApproachVIII. Protection of Trafficked Victims IX. Material, Medical and Psychological Assistance and Accommodation X. Protection and Support for Child VictimsXI. Regularisation of Immigration Status, Repatriation and Reintegration XII. Compensation XIII. Hegemonic AssumptionsConclusion5. Anti-Trafficking Law and Practice in England and WalesIntroductionI. Criminalising Trafficking in Persons II. Investigating Trafficking in Persons III. Identifying and Referring Victims of Trafficking IV. Discretionary Leave to RemainV. Support and Assistance of Trafficked Victims VI. Child Victims of Trafficking VII. Criminal ProceedingsVIII. Compensating Victims of Trafficking for Harm Suffered IX. The Non-Punishment of Victims of Trafficking X. Institutional Commitment XI. Confiscation/Forfeiture of AssetsXII. Prevention and Risk Orders XIII. Transparency in Supply ChainsConclusion6. Normative Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and PracticeIntroductionI. Domestic Legal FrameworkII. Normative ConsiderationsConclusion7. Institutional Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and PracticeIntroductionI. Human Trafficking on the National/Regional Agenda II. Capacity BuildingIII. Stakeholder CollaborationIV. Victim Identification and Referral V. Court ProceedingsConclusion8. Individual Aspects of Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Law and PracticeIntroductionI. Primacy of Victims’ RightsII. Meeting the Basic Needs of Trafficked VictimsIII. Medical and Psychological AssistanceIV. The Special Position of Child Victims V. Accommodation VI. Privacy and Confidentiality VII. Information, Documentation and Interpretation/Translation VIII. Regularisation of Victims’ Immigration StatusIX. Repatriation X. ReintegrationConclusion9. Conclusion: The Way ForwardIntroductionI. General FindingsII. Reforming Anti-Trafficking Law and PracticeIII. Summary

From the Foreword:Jason Haynes has approached this difficult topic with a balance of academic rigour and humanity. In addition to providing an invaluable source of information and data, he presents challenging arguments compelling everyone, especially politicians, lawyers, judges and academics to look again at the way in which we tackle these complex problems.