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Supreme Court of Canada agreed to review prostitution laws [this day at law]
March 31, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On March 31, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to review a ruling from the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, which would permit standing for Sheryl Kiselbach, a former sex worker from Vancouver, if affirmed. Kiselbach initiated a lawsuit challenging anti-prostitution laws in 2007, but.... [more]
Milan court sets Berlusconi sex trial verdict for after February elections
January 21, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
A Milan court on Monday set a timetable for hearings in the underage sex trial of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, setting the last session of the trial for early March, two weeks after the February 24?25 national elections. One of many proceedings against Berlusconi, the in t....... [more]
UN official: Mali Islamists abusing human rights
October 11, 2012 by Max Slater
A UN official on Wednesday said that Islamists who have seized power in northern Mali are violating the human rights of women and children through enforced prostitution and recruitment of child soldiers. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said that rebel forces who.... [more]
Canada government appealing prostitution ruling to Supreme Court
April 26, 2012 by Julia Zebley
Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced Wednesday that the government will appeal a recent prostitution ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. The decision rendered three portions of the nation's current anti-prostitution law unconstitutional and imposed a 30-day period for the.... [more]
Legalization of the World's Oldest Profession
April 8, 2012 by Elizabeth Hand
JURIST Assistant Editor Elizabeth Hand, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, is the chair of the LGBT committee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's National Lawyers Guild. Hand argues that sex workers in the US are currently harmed, not helped, by policies aimed at.... [more]
Judge strikes down Louisiana law requiring some convicted prostitutes to register as sex offenders
March 30, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Judge Martin Feldman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday issued a ruling striking down the Crimes Against Nature by Solicitation law, which labels persons who are convicted of certain types of solictation as sex offenders. The new law effectively required.... [more]
HRW urges Afghanistan to release women and girls jailed for 'moral crimes'
March 30, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to release women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for "moral crimes", many of which involve flight from unlawful forced marriage or domestic violence and "zina," which is sex outside of marriage due to rape or forced.... [more]
Ontario court rules on anti-prostitution laws
March 26, 2012 by Jamie Reese
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Monday that provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code place unconstitutional restrictions on prostitutes' ability to protect themselves while others are not a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The specific provisions involved, § 210....... [more]
France parliament backs proposal to ban prostitution
December 7, 2011 by Katherine Getty
The French parliament approved a proposal on Wednesday to ban prostitution. The non-binding resolution was backed by a show of hands and is expected to be followed by a bill. Prostitution is not currently outlawed in France although certain linked activities are. France's sex worker's trade union....... [more]
Ontario court struck down anti-prostitution laws [this day at law]
September 28, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On September 28, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down several provisions of Canada's anti-prostitution laws, citing the dangers they created for sex workers. The case, Bedford v. Canada, was originally brought by the Sex Professionals of Canada. Although prostitution is.... [more]
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