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44 Tex. Int'l L. J. 99 (2008-2009)
The Modern-Day Slave Trade: How the United States Should Alter the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act in Order to Combat International Sex Trafficking, More Effectively

handle is hein.journals/tilj44 and id is 101 raw text is: The Modern-Day Slave Trade: How the United States Should Alter the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act in Order to Combat International Sex Trafficking More Effectively MELISSA HOLMAN* SUMMARY 1. INTR O D U CTIO N ................................................................................................... 100 II. INTERNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING: A GRAVE AND GROWING P R O B LE M ............................................................................................................. 10 2 III. THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO SEX TRAFFICKING ................................ 104 A . B ackground ................................................................................................. 104 B. The First International Treaties to Combat Sex Trafficking .................... 105 IV. THE UNITED STATES' DOMESTIC RESPONSE TO SEX TRAFFICKING: THE V T V PA O F 2000 .................................................................................................. 109 A . The C arrot. .............................................................................................. 110 B . The Stick ............................................................................................... 111 C. The VTVPA Has Proven to be an Effective Tool to Combat Sex Traff icking ................................................................................................... 113 V. THE LINK BETWEEN SEX TRAFFICKING AND LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION: WHY THE U.S. SHOULD AMEND THE VTVPA TO ADDRESS COUNTRIES WITH LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION ..................................................................... 114 A. Legalized Prostitution Increases Sex Trafficking ..................................... 115 1. Legalized Prostitution Increases Demand for Trafficking V ictim s ................................................................................................... 115 * The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. expected May 2009. The author would like to thank Professor Patricia Hansen for her incredibly helpful input and critiques while working on this Comment.

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