Paper Title :Children Trafficked For Sexual Exploitation In The Philippines: An Analysis Of State Action Using A Neo-Liberal Institutionalist Framework
Author :Ian Nasser E. Berowa
Article Citation :Ian Nasser E. Berowa ,
(2015 ) " Children Trafficked For Sexual Exploitation In The Philippines: An Analysis Of State Action Using A Neo-Liberal Institutionalist Framework " ,
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) ,
pp. 6-9,
Volume-1,Issue-11
Abstract : The Philippines is listed as one of the seven worst countries for child trafficking in Asia. The problem is so
severe that the country is already a point of origin, destination, and transit of Victims of Trafficking (VoT). Filipino children
in the Philippines are trafficked primarily for the purpose of exploitation, economically, through forced labor, and sexually,
as being forced into prostitution. However, in spite of the currently existing number of international legal instruments in
place that deals with Trafficking in general, there seems to be a disjuncture between the states’ adherence to such legal
instruments and the government’s enforcement methods. This paper uses a neo-liberal institutionalist framework in
analyzing state response to child trafficking vis-à-vis enforcement. The modern variant of liberal institutionalism considers
states as primary actors in the international system and considers that international institutions can regulate state behavior
and thereby also promote inter-state cooperation. The paper reveals that the government’s efforts to address the issue of
trafficking through the passage of pertinent legislation is marred by questionable enforcement practices along with the lack
of a specific legislation dealing trafficking. In addition, the victim-protection model is also problematic in a way that
victims with agency are not penalized. Moreover, the failure of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) to maintain a database of trafficking cases along with the proper identification of victims, amounts to the failure of
the government to determine the extent of trafficking cases in the country, especially that of trafficked children.
Index Terms- Child trafficking, VoT, liberal institutionalism, victim-protection model, law enforcement
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-1,Issue-11
DOIONLINE NO - IJMAS-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-3563
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