Human Trafficking on Trial: Dissecting the Adjudication of Sex Trafficking Cases in Cyprus

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-183

  Constantinou, Angelo G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Human trafficking; Judiciary; Sexual exploitation; Trafficked women; Transnational law

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886717234     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10691-013-9243-z     Document Type: Article

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