Människohandel i Kosovo: Utifrån Feminstisk och Statskapacitetsperspektiv
(2010) STVM01 20101Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The aim of this study is examine the problems with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration in Kosovo. More specifically, to understand how current human trafficking legislation is being upheld by responsible institutions. International reports have pointed that the judiciary system and law enforcement lack implementation skills. Offenders and clients have not been prosecuted according to the law, even though the law condemns such behavior. The main questions are: Can the challenges with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration be explained from a feminist and state capacity perspective? How has current trafficking legislation been implemented in Kosovo and what are the factors affecting the implementation process?
The... (More) - The aim of this study is examine the problems with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration in Kosovo. More specifically, to understand how current human trafficking legislation is being upheld by responsible institutions. International reports have pointed that the judiciary system and law enforcement lack implementation skills. Offenders and clients have not been prosecuted according to the law, even though the law condemns such behavior. The main questions are: Can the challenges with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration be explained from a feminist and state capacity perspective? How has current trafficking legislation been implemented in Kosovo and what are the factors affecting the implementation process?
The analysis shows that the current legislation is not being upheld thoroughly due to sentencing still being too short. The identification process, classifying women as victims of trafficking is also problematic. Under a police search, law enforcement has problems telling victims from regular employees. This has to do with Kosovo lacking or having too little state capacity. The Ministry of Internal affairs are having difficulties coordinating the work and combating human trafficking. The analysis also shows that people working within the institutions have an altered view on women. Since the state is built from a male perspective, feminists claim that women lack the ability to be heard.
The data was collected through interviews between different institutions and international organizations working in Kosovo. (Less)
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- author
- Spahija, Mexhide LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM01 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- feminism, state capacity, Human trafficking, legislation
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1608393
- date added to LUP
- 2010-06-29 15:49:26
- date last changed
- 2018-12-11 10:57:46
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abstract = {{The aim of this study is examine the problems with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration in Kosovo. More specifically, to understand how current human trafficking legislation is being upheld by responsible institutions. International reports have pointed that the judiciary system and law enforcement lack implementation skills. Offenders and clients have not been prosecuted according to the law, even though the law condemns such behavior. The main questions are: Can the challenges with human trafficking of women for sexual exploration be explained from a feminist and state capacity perspective? How has current trafficking legislation been implemented in Kosovo and what are the factors affecting the implementation process?
The analysis shows that the current legislation is not being upheld thoroughly due to sentencing still being too short. The identification process, classifying women as victims of trafficking is also problematic. Under a police search, law enforcement has problems telling victims from regular employees. This has to do with Kosovo lacking or having too little state capacity. The Ministry of Internal affairs are having difficulties coordinating the work and combating human trafficking. The analysis also shows that people working within the institutions have an altered view on women. Since the state is built from a male perspective, feminists claim that women lack the ability to be heard.
The data was collected through interviews between different institutions and international organizations working in Kosovo.}},
author = {{Spahija, Mexhide}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Människohandel i Kosovo: Utifrån Feminstisk och Statskapacitetsperspektiv}},
year = {{2010}},
}