Human trafficking has become the scourge of the 21st century, with child trafficking arguably its worst form. Yet there is only a patchwork legal regime trying to deal with child trafficking. Trafficking and the Conscience of Humanity assesses this legal regime, arguing that a more coordinated and international response is needed.

Larry May is an internationally renowned social/political philosopher and legal theorist who has published more than three dozen books. He is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis. He has published over three dozen books including a four-volume study of the moral foundations of international criminal law, and a three-volume history of legal and political thought. He is currently working on a book on ethnic cleansing.