ASEAN and human trafficking : case studies of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam / Naparat Kranrattanasuit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kranrattanasuit, Naparat, author.

Series:

International studies in human rights ; Volume 109.

International Studies in Human Rights, 0924-4751 ; Volume 109

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASEAN.

Human trafficking--Southeast Asia.

Human trafficking.

Southeast Asia.

Human trafficking--Cambodia.

Human trafficking--Thailand.

Human trafficking--Vietnam.

Vietnam.

Thailand.

Cambodia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime that affects the human rights, dignity and integrity of all its victims including women, men, and children in the Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN) region. ASEAN has made efforts to fight human trafficking through inter alia the establishment of regional counter-human trafficking laws and human rights bodies to establish best norms and practices for its member countries, Nevertheless, the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently declared that there are more than 11.7 million forced labor victims in the Asia-Pacific region encompassing the biggest concentration of forced labour victims in the world. This volume reviews the achievements and the deficiencies of ASEAN's counter-human strategies at the national and regional level. It offers suggestions for the reform of ADEAN's anti-trafficking laws and for the creation of a regional anti-trafficking human right body specialized in preventing human trafficking, promoting equal protection of all trafficking victims, and prosecuting human traffickers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Statement of Problem and the Objectives of the Research 1

1.2 The Reasons of Examining Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam as Case Studies 4

1.3 The Significant Substance and Structure of this Book 5

2 Overview of AS EAN and Its Influence on Community-Building between Internal and External Regions 8

2.1 Establishment of AS EAN 10

2.2 The Origin and Evolution of AS EAN 11

2.3 Actual Political Influence of ASEAN 14

2.3.1 Vietnamese Invasion of Cambodia 14

2.3.2 South China Sea Dispute 16

2.4 Potential Human Rights Influence of AS EAN 19

2.4.1 Three-Pillar Community Integration 20

2.4.2 ASEAN Way 25

2.5 Debates on Human Rights Approach of ASEAN 25

2.5.1 Discussion of the "ASEAN Way" 26

2.5.2 Achievements and Challenges of ASEAN Regional Forum 32

2.6 ASEAN'S Mobilization on Human Trafficking 47

Conclusion 50

3 ASEAN'S Struggle to Combat Human Trafficking 52

3.1 Inadequacy of Counter-Human Trafficking Law of ASEAN 53

3.1.1 Lack of Common Counter-Human Trafficking Nouns 53

3.1.2 Deficiency of Current Counter-Human Trafficking Law 61

3.2 Dysfunctional Counter-Human Trafficking Structure of ASEAN 72

3.2.1 Background of Counter-Human Trafficking Structure 72

3.2.2 Critique of the Separation between Human Trafficking and Labour Migration 74

3.2.3 Need for Collaboration among Human Rights Bodies 79

3.3 Insufficient Powers of Existing ASEAN Human Rights Bodies against Human Trafficking 84

3.3.1 The Lack of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Data Collection on Achievements and Challenges of the National and Regional Policies 85

3.3.2 The Lack of State or Individual Complaints Admission 92

Conclusion 95

4 Challenges of National Responses of ASEAN Member States to Human Trafficking: Case Studies of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam 97

4.1 Background of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 98

4.1.1 Origin of Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 98

4.1.2 Membership of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 105

4.2 Arguments of Legal Commitments of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to Counter-Human Trafficking and National Anti-Human Trafficking Law of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 107

4.2.1 Discussion over the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children 108

4.2.2 National Anti-Human Trafficking Law of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 112

4.2.3 Counter-Human Trafficking Practice in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam 128

Conclusion 150

5 A Proposal for ASEAN Regional Reform: The Establishment of ASEAN Declaration of the Promotion and Protection of Trafficking Victims (ADTV) and ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of Trafficking Victims (ACTV) 152

5.1 Recommendations of the Selective Measures of ASEAN Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Trafficking Victims (ADTV) 153

5.1.1 Necessity of Creating ADTV. Deficiency of Existing ASEAN Regional and National Anti-Human Trafficking Laws 153

5.1.2 The Selective Measures of ADTV 156

5.1.3 Feasibility of A SEAN'S Acceptance of ADTV 176

5.2 Recommendations of the Selective Qualification and Power of ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Trafficking Victims (ACTV) 179

5.2.1 Need for Forming ACTV 181

5.2.2 Analysis of Selective Qualification and Monitoring Power of ACTV 185

5.2.3 Possibility of ASEAN'S Admission of ACTV 207

Conclusion 209

6 Conclusion 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Kranrattanasuit, Naparat. ASEAN and human trafficking : case studies of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.

ISBN:

9789004265189

OCLC:

884646390

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