Just passing through? international legal obligations and policies of transit countries in combating trafficking in persons

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-27

  Perrin, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Illegal migration; Migrant smuggling; Smuggling trafficking distinction; Trafficking in persons; Transit countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549103841     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370809347946     Document Type: Article

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