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Prostitution in the Netherlands Since Lifting the General Ban on Brothels

Document number
1580
Date
2007
Title
Prostitution in the Netherlands Since Lifting the General Ban on Brothels
Author/publisher
A.L. Daalder, Boom Juridische uitgevers
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoeken Documentatiecentrum, Unionisation of sex workers; Women's rights; Women; Control and regulation of prostitution, Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution, Prostitution; Sex work; Clients, Abolitionism; New Abolitionism; Prohibitionism; Regulationism,
Summary
The general ban on brothels was lifted on 1 October 2000 in the Netherlands. The essence of the change in the law is that those forms of prostitution in which adult prostitutes are voluntarily engaged are, under certain conditions, no longer prohibited. At the same time, the legislator intends to crack down on unacceptable forms of prostitution (in particular various forms of human trafficking). The aim of this study is to provide information on the state of affairs concerning prostitution in the Netherlands in 2006 in the context of the evaluation of the lifting of the ban on brothels in order to be able to develop, if necessary, policy to accompany the legislation. The research questions are as follows: - What is the state of affairs concerning prostitution in the Netherlands in the area of municipal policy, enforcement and compliance? - What is the state of affairs concerning the social position of prostitutes in the Netherlands? - What is the nature and scale of involuntary prostitution, underage prostitution and prostitution by women who do not have a valid work permit? - Which developments have taken place in the prostitution sector in the past years and to what extent is it probable that any shifts have been (partly) caused by the lifting of the ban on brothels?
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