Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Law and Practice

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Philippa Southwell (Southwell & Partners, UK), Michelle Brewer (Upper Tribunal), Ben Douglas-Jones KC (5 Paper Buildings, UK)

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Bloomsbury Professional
28 May 2026

Gender studies, gender groups; Immigration law; Human rights & civil liberties law; Offences against the person

This essential guide sets out the core legal and procedural issues for developing principled litigation and compliance strategies in human trafficking and modern slavery cases. Bridging disciplines and jurisdictions, it draws on domestic, European, and international frameworks, warning against siloed approaches and advocating cohesive, lawful decision-making.

The codification of slavery, forced labour, servitude, and trafficking is analysed in depth, with clear explanations of how reforms, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Nationality and Borders Act 2022, and Illegal Migration Act 2023, reshape UK law and its relationship with international standards, including evolving ICC jurisprudence. Positive obligations under Article 4 ECHR run throughout, with expert analysis of key developments such as VCL v UK, Begum v SSHD, World Uyghur Congress v NCA and R v Webb & Somerset How.

The Third Edition expands coverage with new chapters on supply chain accountability, transnational corporate remedies, and trauma informed practice. It incorporates novel scholarship and offers practical tools for practitioners and judges managing cases involving victims of exploitation, whether as victims or defendants. Step-by-step guidance includes jury directions, routes to verdict, and identifying victims of trafficking and modern slavery, a frequent point of appellate criticism. Recognised as the practitioner’s ‘bible’, it remains the definitive single-source reference for this complex and evolving field.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Immigration and Nationality Law online service.

By: Philippa Southwell (Southwell & Partners UK), Michelle Brewer (Upper Tribunal), Ben Douglas-Jones KC (5 Paper Buildings, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526529145
ISBN 10: 1526529149
Pages: 784
Publication Date: 28 May 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Legal Foundations: Defining Slavery, Servitude, Forced or Compulsory Labour, and Human Trafficking 2 Trafficking Operations and Modus Operandi 3 Working with Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Trauma-Informed Practice for Legal, Public Authorities, and Support Professionals 4 The Operative Duty to Identify Victims of Slavery, Servitude, Forced or Compulsory Labour, and Human Trafficking: The National Referral Mechanism and Art. 4 ECHR 5 Safeguarding in Immigration and Criminal Detention – Children and Adults at Risk 6 The Legal Significance of Age: Assessments, Disputes, and Their Consequences in Immigration, Social Welfare and Criminal Contexts 7 Investigating Trafficking and Exploitation Offences 8 Access to Justice for Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: Special Measures in Court and Tribunal Proceedings 9 Criminal Offences of Trafficking 10 Criminal Defences Available to Victims of Trafficking 11 Victims of Exploitation– at the police station 12 Criminal Court Process 13 Criminal Appeal Process for Victims of Exploitation who Commit Criminal Acts 14 Trafficking, Slavery, and Extradition – The Current Legal Landscape and Obligations under Art. 4 ECHR 15 Compensation for Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery 16 International Protection and Human Rights Claims by Victims of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery 17 Human Trafficking, Terrorism and Secret Evidence 18 Prosecuting and Defending in the ICC 19 Tackling Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in the Global Economy 20 Public Funding for Potential Victims of Exploitation 21 Professional Ethics in Legal Representation of Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Philippa Southwell is Managing Director of Southwell & Partners, a leading human rights and criminal law firm. An internationally recognised expert in modern slavery law, she has acted in most leading forced criminality modern slavery cases, including VCL v UK, at all levels up to the European Court of Human Rights. She lectures internationally and gave expert evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee Modern Slavery Inquiry. Michelle Brewer, a judge and former barrister, has shaped leading trafficking jurisprudence (R v L, Hounga v Allen and VCL v UK). Her analysis of States’ positive obligations under Article 4 ECHR underpins this edition’s treatment of modern slavery. She trains judges globally for the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and Judicial College. Ben Douglas-Jones KC is a barrister, Deputy High Court Judge, and Recorder, recognised for trafficking, homicide, and complex fraud. He has appeared in almost all leading trafficking appeals and co-authored guidance underpinning the Modern Slavery Act 2015, s 45. He lectures internationally and writes extensively on modern slavery law.

Reviews for Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Law and Practice

Anyone investing in this book can feel confident they will not only be able to handle their problems but will have the skills and knowledge to ensure a just outcome. * The London Advocate (review of a previous edition) * Recommended by The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, in her 2020 report on “The Modern Slavery Act 2015 Statutory Defence: A call for evidence”. -- Dame Sara Thornton * The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (review of the previous edition) *