B. Main Ratification Requirements
The main requirement for ratification of the Trafficking Protocol involve the following:
State parties shall:
• Criminalise all forms of trafficking in persons as outlined in article 3
• Undertake legislative or other measures to prevent the misuse of commercial carriers for the
smuggling of migrants (article 11)
• Make it a legal obligation for commercial carriers to check passenger travel documents (article
11)
• Prepare travel documents that are difficult to misuse, falsify, alter or replicate (articles 12-13)
It is mainly the criminalisation of all forms of trafficking in persons which will require some
legislative changes or additions in many Member States. Additionally, States need to include the
victim-centred approach in the ratification of the Protocol