Demir, Jenna Shearer

Trafficking of Women for Sexual Exploitation: A Gender-Based Well-Founded Fear? An examination of refugee status determination for trafficked prostituted women from CEE/CIS countries to Western Europe

This paper addresses the capacity for women who have been illegally trafficked into other countries to claim refugee status. The paper begins with a general review of global migration trends and the specific impact upon women. In reviewing international refugee law, the author assesses how trafficked women fulfill both the particular social group and the persecution requirements of the refugee definition. The paper assesses to what extent asylum should be granted to victims of trafficking and looks at other temporary domestic options for protection and repatriation.

Strengthening Pro-Poor Law: Legal Enforcement of Economic and Social Rights

This paper begins with a review of various national and international mechanisms to enforce economic and social rights. The author discusses the implications of grounding human rights within the rule of law and outlines examples of national courts enforcing economic and social rights. The paper specifically examines the issue of protecting women in poverty, particularly when their rights to own property are limited by customary law.