In a world characterised by materialism, fast-paced technology, lack of accountability and ineffective oversight, economic crimes such as fraud, money laundering, corruption, embezzlement, and tax evasion are committed with impunity. While most of these criminal activities are shrouded in secrecy, their effects are tangible and substantial. It is therefore not an overstatement to assert that the global economy faces a real threat of becoming a casualty of the onslaught by those who commit atrocities for the sake of personal gain. But it is, of course not only economies which may suffer under the unbearable weight of economic crime. Communities, families and individuals are directly afflicted by the avarice of criminals who operate in the seedy underbelly of economic and organised crime.

The vulnerability of the indigent, innocent and voiceless is exploited. The specificities of these crimes and their consequences are often not articulated and exposed, nor are the potential antidotes for combating and prevention of these maladies thoroughly presented, discussed, debated, interrogated and applied. Opportunities do not abound. The Journal of Anti-Corruption Law and the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure, therefore, seek to invite papers relevant to the theme "Combating Economic Crime and Trafficking”.

Academics, students, lawyers, journalists, interested individuals, government officials, representatives of international and continental organisations, and non-governmental officials are invited to attend and participate in the conference. We especially call on those interested in presenting papers on the following broad range of topics related to economic crime and trafficking.

Note that themes may include but are not limited to:

• The impact of corruption and money laundering;
• Fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion as forms of economic crime;
• Trafficking resulting in forced labour and sexual exploitation;
• The trade in human organs, as well as animals and endangered species;
• The vulnerability to trafficking, such as poverty, conflict, socio-economic circumstances;
• International cooperation in ensuring the effectiveness of anti-trafficking efforts across borders;
• Legal aid, psychological care, and reintegration programmes to assist survivors of trafficking;
• Trafficking as a modern form of slavery;
• Child trafficking.

 

Abstracts

The organisers invite abstracts (of no more than 500 words) for papers to be presented at the conference. Abstracts must be submitted by 30 June 2025.

Abstracts must include the following information:

• The author/s name(s)
• Affiliation and contact details (e-mail address and mobile or landline number)
• Qualification
• Abstract title
• A description of the proposed content, the methodological approach, an overview of issues to be addressed, anticipated findings and the keywords

Abstracts must be submitted to Ms Elizabeth Witten - ewitten@uwc.ac.za
 

Full Papers & Publication:

Full papers must be submitted to Ms Elizabeth Witten - ewitten@uwc.ac.za by 15 August 2025

All papers will be submitted for peer-review and may be published in JACL.
 

For Enquirires Contact:

Dr C Albertus calbertus@uwc.ac.za or Prof AJ Hamman ajhamman@uwc.ac.za


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