Understanding laws that govern sex work can be complicated and confusing, especially because laws are not uniform globally, or even within each country.
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Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old when she shot and killed a man in 2004. Under Tennessee law, she won’t be eligible for parole until she is 67 years old. Is such a harsh sentence constitutional?
When we think of post-traumatic stress disorder, we tend to think of soldiers returning from war. But other sections of society are far more likely to suffer from repeated bouts of trauma.
Nigerian women migrating to Europe are increasingly aware that work hidden in the form of menial jobs is actually sex work, even though they cannot imagine the brutality that comes with it.
The case of tourist behaviour is especially interesting for debates about ethical decision-making.
Victoria Opera’s ‘Tis Pity brings a litany of harlots to the stage, but doesn’t give its female lead many characters to play with. Indeed it risks capitulating to the very 'male hypocrisy’ it seeks to address.
The German Green Party has proposed that the disabled should be able to claim back money spent on sex on medical grounds.
Governments and campaigners are keeping schtum when it comes to webcamming. It’s time to break the silence.
The narrative in Israel about whether men should be able to pay women for sex is changing.
Two criminologists wanted to learn the tricks of the trade so they went to the source, interviewing over 70 pimps.
The laws regulating the sex industry are a mess – MPs are doing an important job examining them.
Just dirty and disorderly? Sex work has a more complex role in the community than is commonly portrayed.
When sociologists, driven by their value commitments, go beyond the relative comfort of the classroom and engage with organisations outside the university, they dirty their hands.
Empirical evidence and a recommendation from Amnesty International are making it increasingly difficult for naysayers to ignore the ways that sex workers are harmed by criminalization.
It might not surprise you that virtual reality is already being used for sex. But the diversity of virtual sex options might.
It’s been more than 40 years since a French sex workers strike kicked off a lively global human rights movement, but their legacy lives on.
Is the status quo really that bad? Our expert talks us through the arguments about the ‘oldest profession’.
Children who hawk goods on their heads on Nigeria’s streets face an array of health hazards and physical dangers. The government must take steps to reduce this practice.
Ignoring the protests of Hollywood actresses, Amnesty International has come out for the decriminalization of prostitution.
While being supported by many sex industry groups, feminists have labelled Amnesty International’s decriminalisation of prostitution a betrayal of women’s rights.
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Cultural Studies; Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington, Bothell
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Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
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Research Fellow, ‘Catalysing Neurohumanities research into Child Sexual Abuse’, Trinity College Dublin
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