Human Security, Transnational Crime and Human Trafficking

Shiro Okubo is a Professor of Law and the Dean of the Institute of International Studies and Area Studies at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He is the author of The Individual and Associations as Human Rights Actors in Post-War Japan and co-editor of Crime and Human Right in the Borderless Society.  Louise Shelley is Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA; she is the founder and Director of the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC).  She recently co-edited Human Traffic and Transnational Crime: Eurasian and American Perspectives.

• Part 1: Transnational Crime and Human Security 1. Globalization, Human Security, and the Right to Live in Peace 2. Human Security Objectives and the Fight against Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Part 2: Transnational Organized Crime and the Legal Reponse 3. Transnational Organized Crime: The German Response 4. International Organized Crime Operating in Western Europe: The Judicial and Police Approach Against Organized Crime in the European Union 5. Crime in Japan and Its Relation to International Organized Crime 6. Drug Trafficking in Korea Part 3: Human Smuggling and Trafficking 7. International Trafficking: An Important Component of Transnational Crime 8. Foreign Women’s Life and Work in the Entertainment Sector of Korea from the Human Trafficking Perspective 9. Trafficking in Persons in the Americas: An Overview Part 4: Responding to Human Smuggling and Trafficking 10. The EU Combat against Illegal Immigration, Smuggling, and Trafficking in Human Beings: Its Impact on Spanish Law 11. Japanese Experience and Response in Combating Trafficking 12. The Trafficking of Thai Women to Japan and Countermeasures of the Thai Government

"A compelling read,this book is loaded with current research on transnational crime and human traficking; it also includes many valuable figures and tables. The book is also well organized, which prevents the research from becoming overwhelming... I believe this book has considerable value for any security professional whose company's goods or services cross international boundaries, as well as for those simply interested in learning more about international crime and human trafficking."- Kevin D. Eack; Security Management, May 2012"This well-researched edited volume will not only serve as a base for future studies in human security, transnational crime and human trafficking, but will also be valuable for scholars, students and policy makers concerned with human rights". - Kai Chen, College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University, China