TITTLE: - PROSECUTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS CRIME AGAINST

HUMANITY: CHALLENGES OF THE ICC

THEME:-INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION

PERTAINING

TO

HUMAN

TRAFFICKING
Dated: December 25, 2014
Dear Madam/ Sir,
I Vivek Singh and Prabhakar Kumar 4th Year Learner ICFAI Law School, THE ICFAI
University Dehradun, wish to showcase our analysis & learning on the above mentioned
theme in the upcoming Conference & dialogue engagement initiated by campus law Centre,
New Delhi.
We wish to submit our Research analysis on the topic & humbly ask for an opportunity to
present the same in the upcoming event at campus law Centre, New Delhi. The research
paper is not under any consideration nor has it been published or used in any form
whatsoever.
We look forward to an intellectual stimulating & meaningful contribution. Please find the
abstract attached below.
Note:
Contact Details: +91 9557412331, +91 7895212267
Email id: lawcurator@gmail.com, kumar.prabhakar55@gmail.com
Postal Address: Central Hope Town, THE ICFAI University Dehradun,
Selaqui, Dehradun 248001 - Uttrakhand

Yours Sincerely
Vivek singh
4th Year Learner, Faculty of Law
The ICFAI University Dehradun

PROSECUTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY:

CHALLENGES OF THE ICC

BY- Vivek Singh1

Prabhakar kumar2
This paper examines the Article 7 of the Rome statute which defined the crime against
humanity. This article introduces to the nature and operation of the international criminal
court with reference to the Rome statute and prosecuting of trafficking cases. Human
trafficking or trafficking in person is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights.
So it has its felt in all the countries across the world.
Therefore, there is need to prosecute the trafficker through the universal body i.e.
International criminal court. This paper also discusses various convention and protocols
enforced by the UN for preventing trafficking, slavery, labour which formed the basis of the
Rome statute and ICC. The jurisdiction of the ICC and type of crime under each category of
crime against humanity (under article 7 of the Rome statute) are also discussed in this paper.
This paper also explains the application of the ICC in prosecuting cases such as human
trafficking, slavery, war crime etc. and describes each characteristics of Article 7 of the Rome
statute. It further describe the organized manner of trafficking which qualifies to be
systematic in nature and those type of trafficking which are committed in some countries with
the assistance of the government and policies of the that state.
This paper also examines the challenges and limitations of the ICC in prosecuting case
pertaining to crime against humanity and specifically in case of human trafficking. It further
describes the reason, limitation and challenges faced by ICC in prosecuting case such as
human trafficking and provide appropriate solutions overcome the challenges and limitation
faced by ICC
1 4th year learner ICFAI University Dehradun

2 4th year learner ICFAI University Dehradun