'Tom Obokata argues that the Palermo Protocol's weak provisions
regarding nation state human rights obligations should not be considered
a disadvantage because international human rights law and other
international mechanisms can supplement the Protocol. ' He explains
that "for its part [the Palermo Protocol] can serve as a vehicle to promote
international co-operation among different actors. Therefore, it should be
an instrument recognised as a key for promoting and implementing a
human rights framework, augmenting global action against the act." 3 6
However, the Protocol ultimately addresses human trafficking from a law
enforcement standpoint, and problematically "anchors" the problem in
that realm. AsJonathan Todres states: The Trafficking Protocol grew out of a criminal law framework
rooted primarily in concern for combating transnational organized
crime syndicates rather than an independent assessment of what is
needed to prevent human trafficking. As a result, the international
community not only developed a narrow response focused primarily
on criminal law measures, but its anchoring of antitrafficking law in
criminal law concepts subsequently served to marginalize other vital
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