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This document discusses human trafficking and various international anti-trafficking laws, focusing on the UN Trafficking Protocol. It begins by providing a background of human trafficking, debates concerning its definition and the impact of these differing opinions on the treatment of trafficking under international law. The authors then compare the treatment of women under CEDAW and the Trafficking Protocol. They conclude that while CEDAW aims to achieve equality between women and men, the Trafficking Protocol prioritizes law enforcement and fails to address the demand side of trafficking as well as the structural economic inequalities that fuel trafficking of women. They argue that in order for anti-trafficking strategies to be effective, the Trafficking Protocol must focus on the rights and needs of women. [Descriptors: Migration - Trafficking, International]