| Sex and the Contract: From Infamous Commerce to the Market for Sexual Goods and Services Contributor(s): Zeno-Zencovich, Vincenzo (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004201785 ISBN-13: 9789004201781 Publisher: Brill Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $149.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Military - Law | Comparative - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 343.085 |
| LCCN: 2011000997 |
| Series: Nijhoff International Trade Law |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (0.57 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sexual services and goods are regularly, and legally, offered in all Western countries. Although they are shunned through the age old maxims of in pari causa turpitudinis and nemo auditur, there is a growing tendency, both in legislation and case law, to recognize the effects of these contracts. The book analyzes the policies underlying the regulation of sexual services and goods and indicates some important conflicts: self-determination against human dignity, refusal of commodification of women's bodies against protection of sex workers, regulatory approach against prohibition. The analysis touches sensitive issues such as zoning, sexual tourism, private sexual practices, consumers of sex enhancers. The volume takes a legal-realistic approach trying to see the private law aspects of what was considered only as 'infamous commerce.' |
