ABSTRACT
Since the introduction of the Palermo Protocol in 2000, there have been continued efforts by States Parties to the Convention to tackle the crime of trafficking in persons (TIP) through national and transnational legislation. By focusing on 11 European countries that have a diverse but shared history of prostitution control and subsequently anti-TIP policies, and through a document analysis of anti-TIP laws in each of these state’s criminal codes or anti-TIP bills, I attempt to unveil the extent to which the Protocol has left a mark on the field of anti-TIP.
