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Human trafficking legislation in South Africa: Consent, coercion and consequences
This paper looks at critical concepts found in the new South African counter-trafficking legislation. It examines the issue of consent, and its pivotal role in defining both adult and child trafficking. The concept of coercion is addressed, and whether such a term should be interpreted broadly to include psychological coercion. The potential consequences trafficking has for the victim and the role that such longitudinal damage should play in determining a just and informed sentence will be examined