French prostitution policy: France symbolically reaffirms its commitment to abolitionism (0)
12/12/11 •
On December 6th 2011, French deputies unanimously[1] approved a non-binding motion reaffirming the country’s abolitionist position in matters of prostitution. The resolution had been put to the National Assembly in June by the members of the Parliamentary Information Commission on prostitution.[2] Indeed, this resolution is the first step in a plan to institute a policy [...]
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Finnish legislation on the purchase of sexual services: potential revisions? (0)
11/07/11 •
The purchase of sexual services from victims of human trafficking and pandering is, since October 2006, a criminal act in the Finnish Penal Code. Five years later, there are several signs suggesting that the law, disliked by so many, could be revised by the current parliament. The most important of these are recent comments by [...]
The sale of sexual services in Norway: legal, but still illegal? (0)
10/07/11 •
by Sunniva Schultze-Florey The sale of sexual services has been a legal act in Norway since 1902. With the law reform of 2009, criminalising the purchase of sexual services, politicians once again underlined that the sale of sexual services should not be punishable. But even though selling sexual services in and of itself is not [...]
The Danish election: a new government – and towards a new prostitution regime? (0)
9/21/11 •
After a very closely fought battle in the 2011 Danish parliamentary election campaign, a centre-left coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (S) was victorious late last Thursday. While Social Democratic Party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is set to be the first female prime minister, the party suffered its worst fate at the polls since 1903, [...]
France’s newest import? Parliamentary Commission calls for “Swedish model” client criminalisation (1)
9/09/11 •
On April 13th 2011, the French Parliamentary Information Commission on prostitution called for the implementation of a demand-side ban on prostitution inspired by the 1998 pioneering Swedish law. The report was almost immediately used as the basis for several law and policy proposals that, if enacted, could represent one of the most significant shifts from France’s [...]
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- The Happy Whore and the Victim of Human Trafficking – Stereotypes Prevail in Finnish Debate on Sex Work
- NPPR at 2011 ECPG in Budapest
- Linda Ekblom Joins NPPR Staff
- Legitimate and illegitimate sex work – the role of identities in the Swedish pornography debate
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