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This chapter will describe how the US Government (USG) contractor KBR and their subcontractors are still able to engage in the crimes of human trafficking and forced labor with impunity providing an overview of the existing legal tools that could potentially be applicable to cases of human trafficking and forced labor by USG contractors. In this context, the Coalition Provisional Authority Order 17, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), and the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) will be discussed. Furthermore, recent efforts by the USG to combat human trafficking will be briefly elucidated.
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Cole, C., Vermeltfoort, R. (2018). Legal Framework. In: U.S. Government Contractors and Human Trafficking. SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70827-0_4
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