Framework

In the past few years, governments have tried to develop strategies for combating Trafficking in Human Beings (THB). The main strategy has been based on the creation and strengthening of specific legislation. However, the creation of legislation per se is not enough to combat a crime of such complexity and needs to be combined with national and international instruments for effective law enforcement.
It is fundamental to identify good practices that can be disseminated at European level as well as obstacles to the efficient cooperation between legal institutions and national public policies in the fight against transnational criminality. In addition, it is essential to promote the training of legal and other actors in this field and to endorse human rights and citizenship.

This colloquium seeks to contribute to the knowledge of THB in the European context and the measures implemented to combat it through critical reflections and shared experiences. In order to extend this debate to academia, civil society and other organizations and other stakeholders, the Colloquium will include, in addition to the plenary sessions, parallel sessions open to presentations.
Presentations shall refer to the general theme of the Colloquium, to theoretical/empirical research or work experiences in the field, which contribute to the broader debate on the representations of both THB and for the dilemmas and challenges placed to the State and civil society in combating this problem. We intend these sessions provide an interdisciplinary discussion of prospects across different disciplines.

Terms and conditions for submission of papers

The deadline for submission of papers is March 16, 2014. The authors will be informed of the acceptance of their proposals by 15th march 2014. Proposals for papers shall be sent to the email cooptofight@ces.uc.pt, including the following information: name of the author, institutional affiliation, contact (e-mail), title and abstract communication (maximum 300 words), and a short biography (100 words maximum).

It will be accepted presentations both in Portuguese and in English. For the plenary sessions there will be available simultaneous translations for these two languages.