The 2010 Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons
discusses various initiatives designed to effectuate prevention of trafficking,
protection of victims, and prosecution of traffickers, but does not explicitly
discuss enforcement measures for nations that do not comply with the
Protocol. The preamble of the Global Plan recognized the need to
"[h]elp Member States to reinforce their political commitments and legal
obligations to prevent and combat trafficking in persons[,]" but did not
later extrapolate on how this "help" would take shape. 32 The Global Plan
stated that nation states should " [i]mplement all relevant legal instruments
that criminalize trafficking in persons" and discussed enforcement
measures against traffickers including the "more systematic use of freezing
assets for the purpose of eventual confiscation," but did not address
enforcing nation states' legal obligations and the consequences that would
arise when these were not met. 3' Rather than discuss enforcement
measures, the Global Plan stressed the "importance of strengthening
collective action by Member States and other stakeholders, including
regional and international organizations, non-governmental organizations,
the private sector and the media."'