Soft Law Measures

Soft law has an important role in European Law. Soft law would include Association Agreements with non EU countries, e.g. Turkey, which could give certain Turkish nationals rights to apply to work in the EU. Association agreements are more relevant to immigration than asylum.

Framework Decision on trafficking in persons (OJ 2002 L 203/1)

Comments on the EU measures to protect trafficked persons can be found on the European Union Online Website

Directive on residence permits for victims of trafficking or facilitation. Agreed text [14944/03, 17.12.03]. Not yet published in Official Journal

The UK opted out of this.