Stručni rad
APPLICATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MEASURES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Goran Latković
; Doktorska škola društveo-humanističkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Osijeku
Sažetak
More than 200 years after the abolition of slavery in overseas trading, trafficking in human beings unfortunately represents one of the largest international problems and the worst forms of human rights violations where identified cases and victims represent just the tip of the iceberg. Because of the Croatian accession to the European Union and its economic and geographical position, human trafficking affects Croatia as a transit country, and almost equally as the country of origin or destination of human trafficking victims.
This paper discusses the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in the Croatian national legislation and the application of the provisions of the Convention in the Republic of Croatia, where the focus is placed on the protection of human trafficking victims. The focus of research has been put on the problem of human trafficking through an analysis of the legislative framework based on the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and the problems that occur during the treatment of the current legal framework. The results have been acquired by the means of the analytical-research methods. The paper is divided into four parts: 1) Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; 2) victims of human trafficking; 3) Assistance and protection of the victims of human trafficking through the national referral mechanism and 4) Situation analysis in the Republic of Croatia. In order to research the application of the provisions of the Convention on the protection of victims in the Republic of Croatia, the author of this work focuses on the chapters I, III and VI by comparing its provisions with positive Croatian legislation.
Comparing the protection standards for the rights of human trafficking victims introduced by the Convention with the normative framework of national legislation, the author examines the degree of implementation thereof focusing on the issue of human trafficking victims as the center of the protection process and assistance to alleviate the suffering of victims, protection from secondary victimization and safety and full reintegration of victims into society.
Ključne riječi
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; trafficking in human beings; victims of human trafficking; protection of victims; secondary victimization; victim's rights; repatriation; reintegration
Hrčak ID:
132125
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.8.2014.
Posjeta: 2.574 *