Investing in the Business against Human Trafficking: Embracing the Fourth P - Partnerships

Authors

Maudisa McSween

First Page

283

Abstract

This article recognizes that the fight against human trafficking is a global one, with the business of human trafficking intersecting many legal and social constructs, and as such, it should be tackled with all available mechanisms - legal, social, moral, community, and religious. More importantly, the integration, communication, and involvement of government, non-government, private, faith-based, social, and civil sectors are critical elements to successfully combat this scourge against human dignity. Part I of this article will discuss the legal construct of partnerships and the dynamic of private-public partnerships. Part II will focus on the laws and provisions in domestic, international, and regional spheres advocating for collaborative efforts, and the use of partnerships in the fight to end human trafficking. Part III of the article addresses the missions and methodologies involved in implementing workable public-private partnerships to invest in the business of human trafficking. Part IV showcases several examples of working private-public relationships in the anti-trafficking field. Part V will make appraisals and recommendations to start the wheels of justice turning to end human trafficking. By the conclusion, I hope to show that putting more emphasis on the fourth P of the anti-trafficking paradigm is the next step to ensure that efforts to end human trafficking are successful in our lifetime.

Recommended Citation

Maudisa McSween, Investing in the Business against Human Trafficking: Embracing the Fourth P - Partnerships, 6 Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 283 (2011).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/ihrlr/vol6/iss1/12