GRETA Questionnaires As a Part of the Mechanism for Monitoring Implementation of the Council

GRETA Questionnaires as a Part of the Mechanism for Monitoring Implementation of theCouncil of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Being (GRETA) is one of the most important international expert bodies in combatting trafficking in human beings. At the same time, it is the key element in the complex mechanism for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, the leading international legal instrument in this area. The basis of this mechanism is the GRETA questionnaires developed for evaluation of the implementation of the Convention, and the so called first and second evaluation round. This paper aims to analyze the content, place and the procedural significance of GRETA questionnaires within the mechanism of evaluation of the implementation of the Convention, as well as the place of collecting the data on victims of trafficking in human beings.

Key words:GRETA, Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, monitoring mechanism, questionnaire, victims of trafficking in human beings.