Analysis of EU and UN legislation regarding trafficking in human beings in Latvia

Abstract

Thesis analyses how efficiently Latvia has implemented its regional and national obligations as a member state of EU and UN in its legislation regarding THB. Directive 2011/36/EU and Palermo Protocol have provided a basis for Latvia in the field of human rights, therefore how Latvia has chosen to include and interpret the values and terms declared in them is important in assessing how successfully it has been done. The thesis conclusion points to several shortcomings in Latvian legislation and procedural part of law, which needs to be changed so that victims of THB can be assisted according to international and regional standards, especially standards that are declared as their fundamental human rights.