Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights

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dc.contributor.advisorSmythe, Deeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOppenheimer, Emilyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T07:01:26Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T07:01:26Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis draws attention to South Africa’s shift in perspective of prostitution as a criminal offense to a human rights concern. This thesis addresses the proposed adult prostitution legal reforms in South Africa. These models are analyzed and evaluated in order to discover which model best upholds international standards of human rights. International best practices and prostituion legislation in other parts of the world are used to depict current successes and failures. However, concern has been raised if certain legal reforms could succeed in a sociocultural context such as South Africa. This thesis seeks to investigate prostitution within the sociocultural context of male power and female oppression in South Africa. Prostitution is revealed as the exploitation of women and a violation of human rights. It is concluded that South Africa’s context of pervasive violence against women is not unique, but a reflection of a global view of women. The Nordic model is the human rights model that is recommended for South Africa. This model is not only able to improve the sociocultural status of women, but also penalize the demand for female sexual labor, which is considered the primary force behind the sex industry.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOppenheimer, E. (2014). <i>Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12972en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOppenheimer, Emily. <i>"Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12972en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOppenheimer, E. 2014. Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Oppenheimer, Emily AB - This thesis draws attention to South Africa’s shift in perspective of prostitution as a criminal offense to a human rights concern. This thesis addresses the proposed adult prostitution legal reforms in South Africa. These models are analyzed and evaluated in order to discover which model best upholds international standards of human rights. International best practices and prostituion legislation in other parts of the world are used to depict current successes and failures. However, concern has been raised if certain legal reforms could succeed in a sociocultural context such as South Africa. This thesis seeks to investigate prostitution within the sociocultural context of male power and female oppression in South Africa. Prostitution is revealed as the exploitation of women and a violation of human rights. It is concluded that South Africa’s context of pervasive violence against women is not unique, but a reflection of a global view of women. The Nordic model is the human rights model that is recommended for South Africa. This model is not only able to improve the sociocultural status of women, but also penalize the demand for female sexual labor, which is considered the primary force behind the sex industry. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights TI - Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12972 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12972
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOppenheimer E. Prostitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rights. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12972en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Justiceen_ZA
dc.titleProstitution as the exploitation of women and a violation of women’s human rightsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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