Open AccessDebate - From Palermo to the Streets of Oslo: Pros and cons of the trafficking framework
Author(s) -
Synnøve Økland Jahnsen,
May-Len Skilbrei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anti trafficking review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-0113
pISSN - 2286-7511
DOI - 10.14197/201215410
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , context (archaeology) , political science , norwegian , set (abstract data type) , public administration , regional science , sociology , geography , computer science , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , programming language
The development of Norwegian anti-trafficking efforts and how they relate to obligations set forth by the United Nations Trafficking Protocol (also known as the ‘Palermo Protocol’) illustrates some of the constraints connected to international policymaking. While national trafficking policies on paper are in alignment with the definitions and priorities in the Protocol, the local and institutional context simultaneously influence how these international ambitions are interpreted and implemented. Thus, we argue that to understand the impact of the Protocol one must necessarily explore how it interacts with national agendas and instruments