Citation

Wilson R. Crim. Justice Matters 2011; 83(1): 8-9.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/09627251.2011.550148

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Equality before the law is a fundamental legal principle. In the context of globalisation, it becomes even more so: in a world of moving people, individuals who are not citizens of the state in which they find themselves - women trafficked in the sex trade, for example - may otherwise fall into a legal black hole. Yet, when it comes to those seeking asylum in the UK, a system of shadow law has developed in recent years, to which normal rules of natural justice do not apply.

Keywords: Human trafficking