Practice question
Must trafficking in persons under the amended statutory definition always cross an international border?
- Yes, purely domestic conduct is excluded.
- No; the definition covers conduct within or across national borders.
- Yes, unless the victim owns a passport.
- Yes, unless the offender is foreign.
- No, because every domestic employment contract is trafficking.
Legal references
- RA 11862, Sections 3–6 amending RA 9208 definitions, acts, facilitation and qualifications: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11862_2022.html
- RA 10364, retained amendments to RA 9208, read with RA 11862: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10364_2013.html
- RA 12312, Sections 9 and 17, offshore-gaming recruitment and amendment of trafficking law: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/100174
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