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Sex Work By Law: Bedford's Impact On The Municipal Regulation Of Sex Work, Elaine Craig
Sex Work By Law: Bedford's Impact On The Municipal Regulation Of Sex Work, Elaine Craig
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The recent Ontario trial decision in Bedford suggests three interrelated principles that municipal law makers should consider when formulating bylaws aimed at regulating sex work. These principles, if upheld on appeal, will inform the constitutionality of both current and prospective bylaws regulating sex work in Canadian cities.
In Bedford, Justice Himel concluded that the constitutionality of laws regulating the sex trade must be determined in a legal context which recognizes the violence faced by sex workers. She confirmed that laws that indirectly make sex work more dangerous and harmful must be consistent with those principles that our legal system, through …
Sex Work By Law: Bedford's Impact On The Municipal Regulation Of Sex Work, Elaine Craig
Sex Work By Law: Bedford's Impact On The Municipal Regulation Of Sex Work, Elaine Craig
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The recent Ontario trial decision in Bedford suggests three interrelated principles that municipal law makers should consider when formulating bylaws aimed at regulating sex work. These principles, if upheld on appeal, will inform the constitutionality of both current and prospective bylaws regulating sex work in Canadian cities. In Bedford, Justice Himel concluded that the constitutionality of laws regulating the sex trade must be determined in a legal context which recognizes the violence faced by sex workers. She confirmed that laws that indirectly make sex work more dangerous and harmful must be consistent with those principles that our legal system, through …
Re-Interpreting The Criminal Regulation Of Sex Work In Light Of R C Labaye, Elaine Craig
Re-Interpreting The Criminal Regulation Of Sex Work In Light Of R C Labaye, Elaine Craig
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In 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada revised the meaning of indecency under the Criminal Code. This was achieved by removing from its definition any reliance on the community standard of tolerance test. In R. c. Labaye the Court reinforced the notion that the focus of laws regulating sexuality should not be based on sexual morality and moral harm to society but rather on political morality and actual harm to individuals. The reasoning in R. c. Labaye should change the way that courts understand the prostitution-related provisions in the Criminal Code. In particular, a proper application of its reasoning suggests …