From the social condemnation of prostitution to the criminalisation of sexual exploitation: pimping and human trafficking in the Portuguese penal code
Prostitution practices have undergone several changes over time and have been viewed more recently from three angles: (1) as morally reprehensible; (2) with freedom of action; (3) laden with protectionism over women. Even so, on European agreement, each EU Member State has adopted a different policy...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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New forms of human trafficking
Year: 2024, Pages: 9-24 |
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| Summary: | Prostitution practices have undergone several changes over time and have been viewed more recently from three angles: (1) as morally reprehensible; (2) with freedom of action; (3) laden with protectionism over women. Even so, on European agreement, each EU Member State has adopted a different policy, criminalising either the sexual exploitation of others or the client (Nordic model), or criminalising human trafficking in terms of sexual exploitation, depending on the legal description of the crime and the legal assets to be protected. In Portugal, prostitution has gone through moments of legalisation and prohibition, and has remained decriminalised since 1982, despite successive intersections with the statute relating to the crime of pimping. Considering how understanding about prostitution has evolved and the blurred boundaries between the different types of pimping and human trafficking crimes, the present chapter aims to question the current configuration of para 1 of Article 169 of the Penal Code, which incriminates only pimping. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 9-24 |
| ISBN: | 9783031397318 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-39732-5_2 |