Citation

Fehresti Z. Iran and the Caucasus 2010; 14(2): 431-447.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010)

DOI

10.1163/157338410X12743419190548

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Human trafficking, in particular the trafficking of women and children, is considered a syndicated international phenomenon, and numerous international agreements have consequently been signed to combat the crime. Iran is one of the many countries that passed legislated laws to battle this evil industry. In the present article, the author examines and compares Iran's legislative approaches towards human trafficking before and after the Islamic Revolution. The Iranian legislation combating human trafficking generally suffers from some serious shortcomings; particularly, the inconsistency regarding this issue between the civil and the Islamic Penal Codes and Iran's Constitution is its most prominent weakness.

Language: en