Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Prostitution and German Criminal Law

Germany was one of the first European states to introduce in their criminal justice system statutory provisions penalizing acts of trafficking in human beings. In particular, the 4th Act for the amendment of the German Criminal Code, which was promulgated on 23 November 1973, introduced Article 181. This provision was thoroughly revised by the 26th Amendment Act, which was promulgated on July 14, 1992, and introduced Article 180(b) that dealt with ordinary forms of human trafficking and Article 181(a) that covered aggravated forms...(more)...