Prostitution and sexual trafficking –“I am not for sale” Dossier against the proposal of prostitution regu lation in Italy

  • Elvira Reale "San Paolo" Hospital in Napoli, “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples, Association Health Woman, Università della Campania " Luigi Vanvitelli"
  • Giusi Balsamo “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples
  • Giusi Forte "Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5246

Abstract

The document deals with whether prostitution is a form of violence against women or a type of job like any other. The authors, through the Italian document they present, analyze the economic, social, legal and health issues of prostitution. Through international and European statistics, they highlight the link between prostitution and trafficking, and the difficulties that countries in which prostitution is legal, have in prosecuting the latter. Finally, they conclude with a review of European laws, focusing on the favourable ones of the Nordic model which recognize prostitution as a form of violence against women, criminalizes the purchase of sex and stops trafficking by supporting prostitutes as victims of violence.

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Author Biographies

Elvira Reale, "San Paolo" Hospital in Napoli, “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples, Association Health Woman, Università della Campania " Luigi Vanvitelli"
Elvira Reale is psychologist, psychotherapist, specialist in women mental health (past director of public service of women mental health); responsible anti-violence“Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples health sector at the Emergency Department; Scientific Director of Association Health Woman; Scientific Coordinator of Master “Gender violence and Pink Pathway in Emergency Department” at Università della Campania " Luigi Vanvitelli"; Member expert appointed by the National Observatory on gender violence at Department of Equal Opportunities at Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Author of many books and articles, including: Maltreatment and violence against women, The response of health services, Vol.1 e 2, Edited by FrancoAngeli, Milano 2011.
Giusi Balsamo, “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples
Giusy Balsamo is  psychologist junior, she carries out research and data collection activities and they she is of training staff at the Dafne Center-Pink Code of "Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.
Giusi Forte, "Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples
Giusy Forte is  psychologist junior, she carries out research and data collection activities and they she is of training staff at the Dafne Center-Pink Code of "Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.
Published
2017-06-08
How to Cite
RealeE., BalsamoG., & ForteG. (2017). Prostitution and sexual trafficking –“I am not for sale” Dossier against the proposal of prostitution regu lation in Italy. La Camera Blu, (16). https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5246
Issue
No 16 (2017): Escaping gender violence
Section
Dossier

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