Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia

In the year 2016 Law on Public Order and Peace came into effect which brought innovations when it comes to the regulation of the prostitution in the Republic of Serbia. Specifically, in addition to the people who indulge in prostitution, which are mostly women, this Law prescribes punishment of misd...

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Main Author: Pejović Dragana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union University, Faculty of Law, Belgrade 2016-01-01
Series:Pravni Zapisi
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-2815/2016/2217-28151602324P.pdf
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description In the year 2016 Law on Public Order and Peace came into effect which brought innovations when it comes to the regulation of the prostitution in the Republic of Serbia. Specifically, in addition to the people who indulge in prostitution, which are mostly women, this Law prescribes punishment of misdemeanor for prostitution service users. The subject of the analysis in this paper is the legal regulation of the prostitution in the Republic of Serbia. It will analyze the provisions of the Law on Public Order and Peace which regulate prostitution, as well as provisions of international documents that are relevant when it comes to the regulation of the prostitution, by applying the normative methods. Given the fact that the international documents designate the demand for commercial sex acts as the main factor which has influence on the growth of the prostitution, comparative analysis will provide an insight into whether the Republic of Serbia has legally effective solution in the field of the prostitution which has effect on the decreasing the demand. The main goal of this research is to determine whether the Republic of Serbia has regulated prostitution in accordance with international documents and current models of legal regulation of prostitution in member states of the EU that have results in the suppression of the prostitution. The results of the research showed that the Republic of Serbia still has prohibition model of regulation which is almost completely abandoned because of the inefficiency in the field of the suppression of the prostitution, and which repressive measures mostly affect women in prostitution. Effective results in the field of the suppression of the prostitution can only be achieved by modifying existing models in such a manner so that the measures against the prostitution will be directed towards the users who form the demand for prostitution.
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spelling doaj.art-e51aa70e6d61425094aa9c11987133e02022-12-21T21:17:49ZengUnion University, Faculty of Law, BelgradePravni Zapisi2217-28152406-13872016-01-01723243382217-28151602324PProstitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of SerbiaPejović Dragana0Centar za rodne studije, Asocijacija centara za interdisciplinarne i multidisciplinarne studije i istraživanja (ACIMSI), Univerzitet u Novom SaduIn the year 2016 Law on Public Order and Peace came into effect which brought innovations when it comes to the regulation of the prostitution in the Republic of Serbia. Specifically, in addition to the people who indulge in prostitution, which are mostly women, this Law prescribes punishment of misdemeanor for prostitution service users. The subject of the analysis in this paper is the legal regulation of the prostitution in the Republic of Serbia. It will analyze the provisions of the Law on Public Order and Peace which regulate prostitution, as well as provisions of international documents that are relevant when it comes to the regulation of the prostitution, by applying the normative methods. Given the fact that the international documents designate the demand for commercial sex acts as the main factor which has influence on the growth of the prostitution, comparative analysis will provide an insight into whether the Republic of Serbia has legally effective solution in the field of the prostitution which has effect on the decreasing the demand. The main goal of this research is to determine whether the Republic of Serbia has regulated prostitution in accordance with international documents and current models of legal regulation of prostitution in member states of the EU that have results in the suppression of the prostitution. The results of the research showed that the Republic of Serbia still has prohibition model of regulation which is almost completely abandoned because of the inefficiency in the field of the suppression of the prostitution, and which repressive measures mostly affect women in prostitution. Effective results in the field of the suppression of the prostitution can only be achieved by modifying existing models in such a manner so that the measures against the prostitution will be directed towards the users who form the demand for prostitution.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-2815/2016/2217-28151602324P.pdfinternational documentsprostitutionLaw on Public order and Peace of the Republic of Serbiathe legal regulation of the prostitutionwomen in prostitution
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Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
Pravni Zapisi
international documents
prostitution
Law on Public order and Peace of the Republic of Serbia
the legal regulation of the prostitution
women in prostitution
title Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
title_full Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
title_fullStr Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
title_short Prostitution in comparative law and the law of the Republic of Serbia
title_sort prostitution in comparative law and the law of the republic of serbia
topic international documents
prostitution
Law on Public order and Peace of the Republic of Serbia
the legal regulation of the prostitution
women in prostitution
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