legal 397k spring 2021
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LEGAL 397K Spring 2021
Course Schedule* DATE & TOPIC ASSIGNED READING ACTIVITIES DUE
WEEK 1 | Feb 1-6
Introductions What is human trafficking?
• Aronowitz, A. 2009. “What is Human Trafficking?” in Human Trafficking, Human Misery. Praeger.
• Browse: ‣ UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress & Punish
Trafficking in Persons, 2000 ‣ US Trafficking Victims Protection Act
(TVPA), 2000
• Course Scavenger Hunt, due by WED
• Reading, Comments & Responses in Perusall due by FRI
WEEK 2 | Feb 7-13
Defining and Measuring Trafficking
• Aronowitz, A. 2009. “Contrasting Perspectives” in Human Trafficking, Human Misery. Praeger.
• Global Slavery Index
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
WEEK 3 | Feb 14-20
Slavery: Now & Then • Bales, K. 1999. “Slavery and the Human Right to Evil” in Understanding Slavery.
• Bales, K. 1999. “No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude: A Critical Analysis of International Slavery Agreements” in Understanding Slavery.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
WEEK 4 | Feb 21-27
Trafficking & Prostitution
• Nichols, A. 2016. “Prostitution” in Sex Trafficking in the U.S. Columbia.
• Film: Red Light Green Light
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
WEEK 5 | Feb 28-Mar 6
Labor (& Other) Trafficking
• Bales, K. 2010. “Slaves in the Pastures of Plenty” in The Slave Next Door. UC Press.
• Browse Polaris Project’s “Typology of Modern Slavery” in the U.S.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
WEEK 6 | Mar 7-13
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Agency and Victimhood
• NY Times Room for Debate: “Is Legalized Prostitution Safer?”
• Vlieger, A, 2012. “Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: Trafficking Victims?” International Migration 50(6).
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
• Choose Film for Paper, due FRI.
WEEK 7 | Mar 14-20
Trafficking, Citizenship & Migration
• Plambech, S. 2014. “Between ‘Victims’ And ‘Criminals’” Social Politics 21(3).
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
EXAM 1 Begin Exam Fri. Mar. 19 between 9 am - 9 pm
WEEK 8 | Mar 21-27
Traffickers & Trafficking as Business
• Chin, K. and J. Finckenauer. 2011. "Chickenheads, Agents, Mommies, and Jockeys.” Crime, Law & Social Change 56.
• Shelley, L. 2010. “The Business of Human Trafficking” in Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective. Cambridge.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
WEEK 9 | Mar 28-Apr 3
Legal Response: Prevention, Protection & Prosecution
• Browse UNODC’s SHERLOC Case Law Database
• Farrell, A. & R. Pfeffer. 2014. “Policing Human Trafficking: Cultural Blinders and Organizational Barriers." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 653.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
• Paper Outline due on DB FRI. Apr. 2
WEEK 10 | Apr 4-10
Law in Practice 1: Realities & Legal Ambiguities
• Molland, S. 2012. The Perfect Business?: Anti-Trafficking and the Sex Trade Along the Mekong. U Hawai'i Press. ‣ Excerpts of Ch. 1 (pp. 1-6, 11-13, 18-28) ‣ Ch. 4 ‣ Ch. 5
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Original DB Post due THU; Respond by FRI
WEEK 11 | Apr 11-17
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Law in Practice 2: Institutional Responses
• Molland, S. 2012. The Perfect Business?: ‣ Ch. 6 ‣ Ch. 7 ‣ Ch. 8
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Original DB Post due THU; Respond by FRI
• First Draft Paper due FRI. Apr. 16
WEEK 12 | Apr 18-24
Life After Trafficking • Brennan, D. 2014. “Starting Over” in Life Interrupted. Duke U Press.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
• Peer Review due FRI. Apr. 23
WEEK 13 | Apr 25-May 1
The Future of Counter-Trafficking Law & Research
• DoCarmo, T. 2019. “Ethical Considerations for Studying Human Trafficking” in Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking. Palgrave.
• Watch Lecture by THU
• Reading Comments in Perusall due THU; Responses due FRI.
• Paper Improvement Survey due FRI. Apr. 30
EXAM 2 Begin Exam Mon. May 3 between 9 am -9 pm EST
FINALS WEEK FINAL PAPER DUE May 10
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