A decade of decriminalization: Sex work 'down under' but not underground
A decade of decriminalization: Sex work 'down under' but not underground
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DOI：
10.1177/1748895814523024
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Abel, Gillian M.
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作者：
Abel, Gillian M.
新西兰是第一个将性工作合法化的国家。这篇文章对新西兰的非犯罪化、其实施及其影响进行了反思。新西兰妓女协会是将非刑事化问题提上政策议程的关键参与者，他们的有效联系对推动立法改革运动的成功起到了至关重要的作用。《卖淫改革法》(PRA)中有一些有争议的条款，NZPC和其他机构对此表示关注。然而，为审查该法案提供信息的研究表明，非刑事化成功地使该行业更加安全，并改善了该行业所有部门内性工作者的人权。PRA为性工作者提供了几项保护，这意味着他们的人权和公民身份可以得到保障。然而，其他国家几乎没有推动非刑事化的行动，一些国家也不愿借鉴新西兰的经验。事实上，不能说非刑事化会在其他国家以同样的方式发生。新西兰是一个人口刚刚超过400万的小岛，其跨境流动比欧盟国家受到更多限制。然而，其他国家可能会发现，在他们自己的背景下，用来使新西兰的立法改变的论点是有用的。
New Zealand was the first country to decriminalize sex work. This article provides a reflective commentary on decriminalization, its implementation and its impacts in New Zealand. New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective (NZPC) was the key player in getting decriminalization on the policy agenda and their effective networking played an essential role to the successful campaign for legislative change. There were contentious clauses within the Prostitution Reform Act (PRA) which were of concern to NZPC and others. However, the research which informed the review of the Act has shown that decriminalization has been successful in making the industry safer and improving the human rights of sex workers within all sectors of the industry. The PRA provides several protections for sex workers, which means that their human rights and citizenship can be safeguarded. Yet there has been little movement towards decriminalization in other countries and reluctance by some to draw on New Zealand's experience. Indeed, it cannot be claimed that decriminalization will be experienced in the same way in other countries. New Zealand is a small island with a population of just over four million and movement across its borders is more restricted than countries that are part of the European Union. Nevertheless, other countries may find the arguments used to get legislative change in New Zealand useful within their own context.