© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, 2015 | doi 10.1163/2211906X-00402004 brill.com/gjcl global journal of comparative law 4 (2015) 233-241 Cyprus Republic v Danail Naydenov: A Cornerstone Decision Over a Human Trafficking Case Angelo Constantinou Ph.D., Open University of Cyprus angelos.constantinou@ouc.ac.cy Abstract This case note appraises the judicial proceedings in Cyprus Republic v Danail Naydenov, while at the same problematizes precedent for human trafficking offences. The three- member Criminal Court in Nicosia, disentangles itself from dated common law and adopts a fresh approach towards the adjudication on cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes. Keywords Cyprus – human trafficking – sexual exploitation – Criminal Court Introduction The crime of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is probably one of the most frequently studied criminological topics at the present time. Both scholars and practitioners venture to eviscerate the issue to cast light upon the manifestations and corollaries of human trafficking. Such being the case, current literature is inundated with descriptive data on the rescue of women and the detection of trafficking cases, thus leaving unexplored issues that revolve around the adjudication and conviction of traffickers. As a result, knowledge on the judicial partaking in sentencing human traffickers is still embryonic. This case note brings to the fore a cor- nerstone court decision over a human trafficking case in Cyprus, hoping to add some value to the existing literature on the nexus between human traf- ficking and comparative law.