Human Organ Trafficking Crimes, Administrative Control, and Their Human Trafficking Nexus

Abstract

This paper discusses Saudi Arabia's organ trafficking law, administrative oversight, and relationship to other human trafficking crimes. Doctrinally and descriptively, the report examines the Human Organ Donation Act of 2021, the Anti-Human Trafficking Act of 2009, and secondary health and research ethical policies. The study covers legal issues, including organ procurement, consent to organ donation, transplantation, inherent preventative mechanisms, and administrative oversight. According to the research, Saudi regulatory and criminal laws banning organ and human trading are not expressly coupled, causing misunderstandings. Administrative control, licensing, supervision, and enforcement are effective preventative measures, but disconnected implementation and interagency coordination restrict them, leading to gaps in the protection of vulnerable individuals against organ trafficking, which ultimately allows for the exploitation of these individuals and undermines the effectiveness of existing laws. The researcher suggests resolving definition overlaps to reconcile preventative and punitive activities and to integrate these measures with international human rights law and Islamic faith. In light of these findings, the report suggests that standard organ and people trafficking laws should be adopted to foster openness, enforcement, and protection of the vulnerable people.