While the Palermo Protocol does not include articles relating to
enforcement, Article 32 of the Convention contains mechanisms for
implementation and enforcement by establishing a Conference of the
Parties to the Convention. '26The Conference was to be held no less than
one year following the Protocol's entry into force, and was designed for the
parties to aree upon mechanisms for achieving the objectives of the
Convention. Since the Palermo Protocol is lacking in any enforcement
mechanism, the tangential benefits from the enforcement mechanism set
out in the Convention are worth discussing because it addresses shared
objectives between the Convention and the Protocol in the battle against
human trafficking. These objectives include the facilitation of "training
and technical assistance," the "implementation of the Convention through
economic development," and prevention initiatives, including
"encouraging the mobilization of voluntary contributions."' Other objectives include "facilitating the exchange of information among State
Parties on patterns and trends in transnational organized crime and on
successful practices for combating it," cooperating with relevant
organizations, periodically reviewing the Convention's implementation,
and making recommendations to improve the Convention and its
implementation.12 This specifically requires State Parties to provide the
Conference with information on their programs, plans and practices, and
legislative and administrative measures to implement the Convention.'