Publisher's Synopsis
The trade in foreign women for the purpose of forced prostitution has become dramatically topical, especially since the border opening to Eastern Europe. The complex regulations at international, European and above all federal law levels are checked for their effectiveness in combating international trafficking in women. After an excursion into history, the background and causes of today's trafficking in women are examined. The study also looks at whether and to what extent the instruments of criminal law, public law and civil law are sufficient to contain the trafficking in women. Collisions and contradictions between criminal procedural law and the law on aliens that previously stood in the way of effective combating are resolved. The author also presents practical legal concepts to improve the difficult situation of the women concerned.
