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- Title
"THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG": HUMAN TRAFFICKING, BORDERS AND THE CANADA-U.S. NORTH.
- Authors
Perry, Mike
- Abstract
Most Canadians would be shocked to learn of human trafficking in the North and the use of the northern Canada-U.S. border by modem day slave-traders. Increased border controls are identified by political leaders and public policy-makers as orthodoxy for combatting human trafficking. However, given their contemporary constructs, accompanying legal powers and political implications in an age of unparalleled security concerns, borders are inherently statist exercises of territorial sovereignty with only secondary, if not tertiary, regard for individuals. This article examines the complex nature of human trafficking in the North and its unique aspects for indigenous peoples. Canadian and U.S. border law and policy are canvassed, focusing on the border between Alaska and the Yukon. This article challenges the hegemony of current border discourses to combatting human trafficking, arguing that the focus on borders is misplaced and that the dominant border paradigm of security, criminality and law enforcement needs to be replaced by a human security approach in order for anti-trafficking efforts to be effective. The article concludes with policy recommendations for border reform and broader measures, including in the context of the North, prescribing more impactful action to end slavery.
- Subjects
CANADA; HUMAN trafficking laws; HUMAN trafficking prevention; LEGAL status of human trafficking victims; INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation
- Publication
Canada-United States Law Journal, 2018, Vol 42, p204
- ISSN
0163-6391
- Publication type
Article