Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures

For many years, the Balkans have been considered to be the primary area of interest of criminal groups that traffic in people, especially women and children. In Macedonia, this problem was revealed in the 1990s. However, initial efforts to reduce this phenomenon and combat it proved ineffective. Th...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fb8416b31649461bb265bcddd12e0bea2021-11-27T13:15:23ZPolicy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures10.12797/Politeja.11.2014.30.301733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/fb8416b31649461bb265bcddd12e0bea2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2570https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 For many years, the Balkans have been considered to be the primary area of interest of criminal groups that traffic in people, especially women and children. In Macedonia, this problem was revealed in the 1990s. However, initial efforts to reduce this phenomenon and combat it proved ineffective. This stemmed from the lack of a designated strategy and the narrow character of cooperation between individual institutions. The situation was unfavourable since human trafficking is an issue that requires an interdisciplinary approach and the collaboration of many bodies. This paper is an attempt to present and assess the institutional and legal system currently being established in the Republic of Macedonia in order to effectively combat the problem of trafficking in persons. First of all, the author will describe the existing legal framework and will also indicate the specialised institutions and procedures established in order to undertake coordinated institutional measures that address the problem of trafficking in persons. Rafał WoźnicaKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlehuman traffickingorganized crimeMacedoniaanti‑trafficking policiesLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 11, Iss 4 (30) (2014)
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topic human trafficking
organized crime
Macedonia
anti‑trafficking policies
Law
K
Political science
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spellingShingle human trafficking
organized crime
Macedonia
anti‑trafficking policies
Law
K
Political science
J
Rafał Woźnica
Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
description For many years, the Balkans have been considered to be the primary area of interest of criminal groups that traffic in people, especially women and children. In Macedonia, this problem was revealed in the 1990s. However, initial efforts to reduce this phenomenon and combat it proved ineffective. This stemmed from the lack of a designated strategy and the narrow character of cooperation between individual institutions. The situation was unfavourable since human trafficking is an issue that requires an interdisciplinary approach and the collaboration of many bodies. This paper is an attempt to present and assess the institutional and legal system currently being established in the Republic of Macedonia in order to effectively combat the problem of trafficking in persons. First of all, the author will describe the existing legal framework and will also indicate the specialised institutions and procedures established in order to undertake coordinated institutional measures that address the problem of trafficking in persons.
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author Rafał Woźnica
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title Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
title_short Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
title_full Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
title_fullStr Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
title_full_unstemmed Policy to Combat Human Trafficking in Macedonia – Legislation, Specialised Bodies and Procedures
title_sort policy to combat human trafficking in macedonia – legislation, specialised bodies and procedures
publisher Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/fb8416b31649461bb265bcddd12e0bea
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