I.

PREFACE

II.

CONTEXT SETTING

III.

HISTORY OF THIS LITIGATION

A. THE ORIGINAL WRIT PETITION AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT CAME TO BE DISPOSED

B. DEVELOPMENTS POST THE DISPOSAL OF THE ORIGINAL WRIT PETITION

IV.

SUBMISSIONS OF THE PARTIES

C. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER

D. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT

V.

ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION

VI.

ANALYSIS

A. UNDERSTANDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

B. THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE SURROUNDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF CSE

i. International Legal Framework on Human Trafficking – The Palermo Protocol

a. Definition of the term “Trafficking in Persons”

‘Action’ Element

‘Means’ Element

‘Exploitation’ Element

Irrelevance of Consent

b. Definitional uncertainties

c. Prosecution, Protection and Prevention

ii. Domestic Legal Framework on Human Trafficking for the purposes of CSE

a. Article 23 of the Constitution – Prohibition of traffic in human beings