Human Trafficking and the Palermo Protocol – Does Ratification Have Any Effect on Anti-Trafficking Efforts and the Prevalence of Victims?
Human trafficking is not only an offence in the eyes of the law, but a violation of human rights. The Palermo Protocol is the most widespread international legislation, and 178 countries are state parties to the treaty. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate whether ratification of the Protocol has any effect on countries’ anti-trafficking efforts and/or the rate of victims per 100.000