Tag: forced prostitution
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Richard Ekins: A modest proposal: prudence, proportionality and (forced) prostitution
Late last year, in Bedford, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down a set of legislative provisions prohibiting the running of brothels, living on the proceeds of prostitution, and communicating in public with clients. The court ruled that while Parliament had authority to regulate nuisances, the legislation in question was grossly disproportionate to this end,…