Influence of the migration crisis in human trafficking: Analysis of the international and national legislation in Germany

Abstract

This project consists of the analysis of the German anti human trafficking legislation and its compliance with the international framework, looking for especial conditions with regards to identify the victims, prevent and judicialize the crime in the context of the migration crisis. Beyond the several reviews of the legislation and with the aim to obtain first hand information, the author decided to go to Germany with the purpose to establish contact with the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth), likewise different Non Governmental Institutions – NGO´s as Bundesweiter Koordinierungskreis gegen Menschenhandel e.V. (KOK), Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Schutz der Kinder vor Sexueller Ausbeutung (ECPAT), Arbeit und Leben DGB/VHS NIRW e.V., and Deutsche Kinder und jugendstiftung.