Forced marriage, it may be a form of trafficking under the additional protocol index next united nations convention against the transnational crime organise'e index next to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons especially women and children? [Le mariage forcé peut-il être une forme de traite en vertu du protocole additionnel à la convention des nations unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée visant à prévenir, réprimer et punir la traite des personnes, en particulier des femmes et des enfants?]

Quebec Journal of International Law
Volume 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-112

Forced marriage, it may be a form of trafficking under the additional protocol index next united nations convention against the transnational crime organise'e index next to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons especially women and children? [Le mariage forcé peut-il être une forme de traite en vertu du protocole additionnel à la convention des nations unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée visant à prévenir, réprimer et punir la traite des personnes, en particulier des femmes et des enfants?] (Article)

Jimenez E.* , Lamboley M. , Cousineau M.-M.

^a Chercheure invitee à l'Ecole de criminologie À l'Universite de Montreal, Faculté de droit de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Université du Pays Basque, France
^b Université de Montréal, Université Jean-Moulin Lyon III, France
^c CRI-VIFF, CICC, Université de Montréal, France

Abstract

In recent years, the issue of trafficking in persons, especially women and girls, has attracted considerable attention worldwide and has generated growing concern among international and national human rights organizations. Although human trafficking for prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation is widely denounced and the international community has mobilized significant resources to suppress the phenomenon, the trafficking of women and girls for purposes of forced marriage is still poorly documented and legislated. Yet, as several reports have established, this is a reality that does exist on a global scale. Based on a review of the literature and legal documentation, this article aims to summarize analytical knowledge about trafficking in women and girls for forced marriage, a phenomenon that combines two issues that are usually studied separately: human trafficking of women and girls and forced marriage. This article raises two key questions: firstly, can forced marriage be a form of trafficking? And secondly, if so, is the Additional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children applicable?

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ISSN: 08289999

Original Language: English; French