Sex Trafficking in Portugal by Maria Eduarda Oliveira

03 October 2023, 5-6pm.
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This seminar is co-hosted by the Centre for Human Rights and the College of Law, Social & Criminal Justice Research Seminar Series. Our series offers exciting insights into ongoing research projects within the law school and conducted by our external research partners. We often feature work from our research centres. Join us for invigorating discussion!
 
In this session, we hear from Maria Eduarda Oliveira. Maria is a BCU PhD student currently working on her thesis: "Portugal and the Universal Periodic Review: The United Nations Principles on Human Trafficking". Her presentation is based on her preparation for her chapter focused on analysing the law around human trafficking
In this session, Maria will give the following presentation, followed by an interactive Q&A:

Title: Sex Trafficking in Portugal

Abstract:

Human Trafficking and sexual exploitation through human rights law: an assessment of international and regional law and why a victim's rights approach is the most suitable, reflecting on the developments from the Council of Europe Trafficking Convention and its regulating mechanism, GRETA and the EU's Directive 2011/36/EU.

This seminar has now concluded but it is available on demand. If you find that you do not have access, you can email the research seminar series leader at mitchell.longan@bcu.ac.uk in order to gain access.