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Re-conceptualizing the organ trade: separating “trafficking” from “trade” and the implications for law and policy
Introduction The trade in human organs is considered a major international concern. In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated …
Transplant Commercialism
World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO first prohibited transplant commercialism in 1987, claiming that such trade is inconsistent with the …
Transplant Tourism
Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism http://www.declarationofistanbul.org/ Transplant tourism, derived from the term ‘medical tourism’ is defined …
Organ Trafficking
Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism http://www.declarationofistanbul.org/ The 2008 Declaration of Istanbul was the first document to define organ …
Epistemic Communities, Human Rights, and the Global Diffusion of Legislation against the Organ Trade
Abstract Over the past several decades, over 100 countries have passed legislation banning commercial organ transplantation. What explains this rapid, …
Beneath the organ trade: a critical analysis of the organ trafficking discourse
Abstract This paper critically examines how the organ trade fits into the human trafficking discourse. The organ trade involves diverse …
Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade
Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades – the buying and selling of human organs. The programme meets …
Transnational Crime and the Developing World
Executive Summary Overview Transnational crime is a business, and business is very good. Money is the primary motivation for these …
Organ Trafficking: The Unseen Form of Human Trafficking
Organ trafficking, a lucrative global illicit trade, is often a lesser discussed form of human trafficking among anti-human trafficking stakeholders …
The state of the international organ trade: a provisional picture based on integration of available information
Abstract Organ transplantation is widely practised worldwide. The expansion of organ transplantation has led to a critical shortage of organs …