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U.S. Domestic Prosecution of the American International Sex Tourist: Efforts to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation.

An examination of the responses of the U.S and Australia on the one hand, and “receiving” countries on the other, to the extent of the problem of global child sex tourism, is presented. Recommendations for future U.S. initiatives to combat the complicity of U.S. citizens in the commercial sexual ex...

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Published in:Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 415 - 454
Main Author: Andrews, Sara K.
Format: Article
Published: Northwestern University Winter2004
Subjects:
Sex trafficking of minors
Exterritoriality
International law
Sex work laws
Americans
Travel
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:An examination of the responses of the U.S and Australia on the one hand, and “receiving” countries on the other, to the extent of the problem of global child sex tourism, is presented. Recommendations for future U.S. initiatives to combat the complicity of U.S. citizens in the commercial sexual exploitation of children around the globe are provided.