Prostitution and the law in historical perspective: a dialogue - Helen McCarthy, Samantha Caslin & Julia Laite

Prostitution and the law in historical perspective: a dialogue

By Helen McCarthy, Samantha Caslin & Julia Laite

  • Release Date: 2014-10-24
  • Genre: History

Description

A recent Parliamentary report on prostitution and the law recommended making it an offence to buy sex – which this week Northern Ireland voted for. Setting this fraught debate in historical context, Samantha Caslin and Julia Laite offer different interpretations and responses to the latest proposals.