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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20901/pm.60.4.03

Criminality of Prostitution Abuse: A Socio-Legal Study of Case Files in Slovenia

Neža Kogovšek Šalamon orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-8776 ; The Peace Institute, Slovenia
Mojca Frelih orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-3523 ; The Peace Institute, Slovenia
Tjaša Učkar orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-6864-1213 ; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia


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Abstract

The article is based on an empirical socio-legal analysis of criminal court case ‎files concerning prostitution abuse in Slovenia. Based on the theoretical framework developed by Petra Östergren, the authors analyse whether the Slovenian ‎regulatory system on sex work is repressive, restrictive or integrative. The paper explores how the courts define “abuse” and “exploitation” of prostitution, ‎how the participation of third parties in sex work activities is dealt with by ‎the courts, how the vulnerability of sex workers is treated, and how the existence of consent is considered before the courts. The paper examines the files ‎for moral arguments, stereotyping, and stigmatisation, as well as references to ‎occupational risks in the field of sex work and sex workers’ rights. In the conclusions the authors argue that in Slovenia the characteristics of the restrictive ‎model, with elements of both repressive and integrative, prevail.

Keywords

Sex Work; Prostitution; Sexual Autonomy; Criminal Prosecution; Abuse

Hrčak ID:

311995

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/311995

Publication date:

21.12.2023.

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