Ross, Megan. “A Diamond in the Rough : The Transnational Duty to Prevent Human Trafficking in the Protocol.” Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 21, no. 325 (2014): 325–368. This article looks at the three-pronged approach of the Protocol, as well as the actual approaches utilized by State Parties in preventing human trafficking. It is focused on answering the question: “did State Parties intentionally sign themselves up for mandatory transnational obligations to address the root causes of human trafficking in countries of origin?”[The Protocol is the international legal framework for human trafficking. Its long name is: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.] [States who are members of the Protocol are also called State Parties.] Written by Megan Ross, a legal consultant to the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, the article maintains that human trafficking is a transnational issue and its impacts extend beyond national borders. If states hope to make a dent in the growing incident of human trafficking, they must take on this transnational view in creating policies. This way, solutions are made at the international level, and laws addressing human trafficking would be complementary from country to country. Moreover, Ross believes that the utilimate goal of the Protocol is prevention...