CRIM 4652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Brothel, Subcommittee On International Organizations Of The Committee On International Relations, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 4652
• Professor: Tuulia Law

Document Summary

A political solution that works for all stakeholders is preferable. They implemented laws pertaining to sex workers, but contended that it was illogical to leave them with no place to work at all. The committee also repealed the procuring and living on the avails of prostitution law. Sex professionals of canada (spoc): wanted to challenge the laws since they formed as a group in 1983. The most compelling reasons for spoc was that the law was causing them catastrophic harm. The effect of the communicating law introduced by brian mulroney"s conservative party was problematic for street sex workers. The federal government was unwilling to talk with them, thus leaving them with no alternative but to seek justice through the courts. The vast majority of clients tend to be good and gentle people. Originally, they were only going to challenge the bawdy house and living on the avails provision (the 2 went hand-in-hand with each other)