Attorneys

Mission: same as overall

One of the strengths of human trafficking perpetrators are tactics and schemes that make it difficult to prove a victims actual situation or the perpetrators guilt. In the multi pronged efforts to challenge this epidemic, this are requires a concentrated and aggressive attack, particularly because it is appearing that it will be what will lead the conquest of this dilemma.

Objective: To create and implement a specific body of law that facilitate timely rescue of human trafficking victims, ensures fair and equitable defense for direct and indirect victims of human trafficking and fair and equitable prosecution of perpetrators.

Goals:

Freedom for victims

Triggering action on investigations that have previously been denied

Immediate action on emerging situations

Protection and restoration for direct and indirect victims of trafficking, including witnesses, informants and loved ones, as well as those who are being or have been trafficked

Prosecution of direct perpetrators and those who have willfully protected and supported these crimes, including public officials

Change that enables

timely rescue of victims

immediate and simultaneous protection of victims, witnesses, informants and loved ones

immediate and simultaneous apprehension of perpetrators

appropriate and timely investigation and prosecution

prevention of future victims

elimination of trafficking "shelters"

mechanisms for public scrutiny

assurance of continuing vigilance, particularly in accountability of authorities and of implementation of laws

Steps:

Network with trusted colleagues to help develop a sub coalition designed to address the objective of this section.

Sub goal: an inter jurisdictional team to ensure coordination and cooperation required to resolve issues involving other countries, and different levels of governmental entities within those countries

Identify related laws, where abuse of these laws is occurring and possible strategies for eliminating that abuse.

Promote awareness by the legal profession and the general public of laws relating to modern-day slavery by preparing and publishing material and presentations.

Encouraging possible informants to report to authorities, or reliable entities, information relating to slavery activities that may be useful in rescue, investigation and/or prosecution.

Policies:

Team effort versus competitiveness

Altruism versus profit, particularly profit that may create additional incentive for the perpetration of this crime

System design that allows immediate, timely response to

International laws

Immigration law

Criminal law

Civil Law

Administrative law

legal audit (terminology?)

procedures, including office procedures

security and audit of information systems