Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article critiques the decriminalization of prostitution, arguing that it fails to address the systemic exploitation and violence faced by women in prostitution. The author contends that decriminalization would empower pimps, johns, and legal systems to further exploit women, as it legitimizes their power dynamics. The analysis emphasizes the need to prioritize the survival and empowerment of prostituted women over legal reforms that benefit their exploiters.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Courts | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Human Rights Law | Law | Law and Gender | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Margaret A. Baldwin,
A Date with Justice: Prostitution and the Decriminalization Debate,
1
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
125
(1993).
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https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol1/iss1/8
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