The Constitutional Limits of Anti-Trafficking Norms in the Commonwealth Caribbean

IF 1.2 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Dr Jason Haynes
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Abstract

Trafficking in persons is a crime and a human rights violation that affects most states across the globe, including those in the Commonwealth Caribbean. There- fore, in the last twenty years, governments have rushed to enact anti-trafficking laws with a level of alacrity the international community has never seen before. While the enactment of these laws is both necessary and desirable, some have pushed the limits of what is constitutionally permissible in a free and democrat- ic society. This article demonstrates that some of the prosecution provisions of anti-trafficking norms enacted by Caribbean governments have encroached or threaten to encroach upon the constitutional rights of accused persons. It concludes that unconstitutional provisions of regional anti-trafficking laws need to be addressed by regional governments as a matter of urgency, as they can potentially be challenged by traffickers with the result being that, if successfully challenged, traffickers may escape liability for crimes they have committed on mere technicalities.
英联邦加勒比地区反贩运规范的宪法限制
贩运人口是一种犯罪和侵犯人权的行为,影响到全球大多数国家,包括英联邦加勒比地区的国家。因此,在过去的二十年里,各国政府以国际社会前所未有的速度迅速制定了反人口贩运法。虽然这些法律的颁布既是必要的,也是可取的,但有些法律已经突破了自由民主社会宪法允许的限度。该条表明,加勒比各国政府颁布的反贩运规范中的一些起诉条款侵犯或威胁侵犯了被告的宪法权利。它的结论是,区域反贩运法中违反宪法的条款需要由区域政府作为紧急事项加以解决,因为这些条款可能会受到贩运者的质疑,结果是,如果成功提出质疑,贩运者可能会因其仅在技术上犯下的罪行而逃避责任。
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Anti-Trafficking Review
Anti-Trafficking Review CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-
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