Commercial Sex: Beyond Decriminalization
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[In this Article, I] . . . explore what it would mean to treat commercial sex “as any other profession” or employment. If commercial sex were decriminalized women might work in an organized context, such as the ranches in Nevada or the brothels in Hawaii during World War II. . . . [F]irst [I] consider sex as work in an organized context and explore the rights and protections that the law provides to employees. I conclude that there are many obstacles to applying employee protection laws to sex workers and that the concrete benefits of these laws are likely to be minimal. Second, [I] explore the rights and protections that sex workers might enjoy as independent professionals.
Source Publication
Feminist Legal Theory: An Anti-Essentialist Reader
Source Editors/Authors
Nancy E. Dowd, Michelle S. Jacobs
Publication Date
2003
Recommended Citation
Law, Sylvia A., "Commercial Sex: Beyond Decriminalization" (2003). Faculty Chapters. 1285.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1285
