TRAFFICKING – THE INFLUENCE AND CONSEQUENCES ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Jelena Matijašević; Zoran Pavlović

Authors

Jelena Matijašević Assistant on the Law Faculty, Business Academy, Novi Sad
Zoran Pavlović Assistant Professor on the Law Faculty, Business Academy, Novi Sad

Keywords:

trafficking, human rights, international and national acts, international organizations

Abstract

Trafficking is one of the greatest international problems. This phenomenon has reached alarming proportions recently. The public was paid attention to it by its quick spreading and adapting itself in different areas in both economically well-developed countries and less developed regions. By defining this social phenomenon in the UN Protocol, which is the most significant international act in this field till now, there is given a good basis for the determination of this phenomenon in national legislatures, which was done in Republic of Serbia in 2003 through the adoption of changes and amendments of the Criminal law act of Republic of Serbia. Trafficking represents a strong violation of human rights so it should also be recognized as the most extreme form of the violation of human rights because even elementary human rights are violated too. The aspect of human rights is getting more and more important in national ranges as well as in international acts. Countries must strengthen their institutions and create adequate legal acts because, in this way, it is possible to react to the activities of this global phenomenon successfully. At the same time, intensifying of international cooperation in order to repulse trafficking is an imperative for it is necessary to be well-organized and ready to fight against one of the heaviest forms of the organized crime.

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