The human trafficking problem: shortcomings of the regulation by the Colombian State

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the current legislation on human trafficking and its implications on the domestic level. It begins with an account of the current international legal framework for trafficking in persons and the two possible frames applicable to control it -the criminalization frame and the Human Rights frame-, which are jointly relevant to this phenomenon. Subsequently, this paper studies
internal trafficking in the Colombian State and its treatment by Colombian officials.
This article concludes by discussing the existent disparity between the international and internal regulation of human trafficking in Colombia.