User:Nederlandse Leeuw/Legal models of sex work
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Legal models of sex work are common patterns in legislation concerning sex work, particularly prostitution law, by which governments seek to regulate the sex industry.[note 1] There is a wide variety of legal approaches to regulating sex work.[1][2] These approaches may be formulated according to the intentions, or the implications, of a policy.[1] Most researchers of prostitution policies discuss whether this or that policy fits with a set of models.[3]
NGOs, academics and government departments typically categorise approaches into 5 models: prohibitionism, abolitionism, neo-abolitionism (Nordic model), legalisation (regulation), and decriminalisation.[4][5][6]
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Models[4][5][6] | 1st parties
(Selling sex) |
2nd parties
(Buying sex) |
3rd parties
(Organising sex) |
Solicitation | Brief summary of general attitudes of the public or the authorities towards commercial sex |
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Decriminalisation | Legal | Legal | Legal | Legal | Sex work is viewed as a job like any other. Therefore, it is argued that sex workers need labour rights, but no special (criminal law) protections or restrictions.[7][8][9] |
Legalisation (regulation) |
Regulated | Regulated | Regulated | Regulated | Sex work is viewed as acceptable or necessary, but dangerous work. Therefore, it is argued that criminal law must set strict rules to reduce harm to individuals and society.[10][8][9] |
Abolitionism | Legal | Legal | Illegal | Often illegal | Prostitution is viewed as immoral, but a private issue. Therefore, it is argued that individuals may engage in it out of public sight, and without disturbing public order and safety.[11][8][12] |
Neo-abolitionism (Nordic model) |
Legal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Prostitution is viewed as violating a person's human rights. Therefore, it is argued that prostitutes are victims who need to be saved, and all others involved should be punished.[13][14][15] |
Prohibitionism | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Prostitution is viewed as a violation of human dignity. Therefore, it is argued that all aspects of it must be criminalised, and everyone involved punished for society's sake.[16][14][17] |
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