State Responsibility for Modern Slavery: Uncovering and Bridging the Gap

Philippa Webb; Rosana Garciandia Garmendia

doi:10.1017/S0020589319000277

State Responsibility for Modern Slavery: Uncovering and Bridging the Gap

Philippa Webb, Rosana Garciandia Garmendia

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Abstract

International law prohibits slavery and slavery-like practices under treaties that have been in force for more than a century. Yet, contemporary forms of slavery are one of the prevailing challenges for the international community, with 40.3 million people in modern slavery on any given day in 2016. The State has been largely overlooked as a perpetrator or accomplice in the global movement to eradicate modern slavery. The hand of the State can however be found in contemporary cases of modern slavery. This article identifies five scenarios of state involvement in modern slavery and aims to uncover and bridge the responsibility gap.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	539-571
Number of pages	33
Journal	International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Volume	68
Issue number	3
Early online date	11 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589319000277
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2019

Keywords

Child labour
Diplomatic immunity
Forced labour
Human trafficking
International obligations
Public international law
Recommendations
Slavery
State responsibility

UN SDGs

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