Journal Citation:
24(3) HOUSTON JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 551-578 (2002).
This article examines domestic and international legal responses to trafficking in women for prostitution and sex work, and argues that international treaties cannot be effectively implemented without parallel domestic strategies. After an overview of international trafficking in women, the author discusses the development of international trafficking laws and assesses their effect on the trafficking industry. The impact of the US Trafficking and Victims Protection Act of 2000 is also analyzed. In the end, the author contends that the development of domestic legislation like the American Trafficking Act is necessary in order to respond effectively to international trafficking in women. [Descriptors: Migration - Trafficking, International]