The article examines at what stage the International Criminal Court views trafficking in human beings as a crime against humanity.In particular, Article 7 of the Rome Statute has the characteristics of crimes against humanity, and there is an accepted provision,cited with reference to the definition of “Trafficking in Human Beings”, which is considered a crime against humanity.However, trafficking in human beings is not yet formally enshrined in the Rome Statute, which is the basis for its further upda -ting. Trafficking in human beings is now often qualified as a “modern form of slavery” by international organizations, politicians, andscholars. The consequences of this crime are extremely serious in destroying the stabilization of the international political situation inthe world. Researchers believe that the number of victims far outweighs the number of identified victims. Worldwide, statistics annuallyshow 800,000 to 2.5 million trafficked people worldwide. This criminal activity affects almost all countries in the world and the profitsgenerated from this criminal business are $ 7 billion to $ 10 billion a year.The case for extending the scope of the Rome Statute to the crime of trafficking in human beings has not yet been elaborated.The cruelty that occurs during trafficking in human beings by criminal groups is as horrific as other crimes covered by the Rome Statute,but is not within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Such trafficking may also go beyond the definition of slavery asa crime against humanity, especially given the statutory threshold of public policy.This article seeks to examine at what stage the International Criminal Court views trafficking in human beings as a crime againsthumanity. It will also address the inclusion of the crime of human trafficking as a discrete international crime within the Rome Statutein response to this loophole. As a result, the inclusion of the crime of human trafficking as a discrete international crime within theRome Statute was analyzed.
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