Name, shame and blame criminalising consensual sex in Papau New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is one of the many former British Commonwealth colonies which maintain the criminalisation of the sexual activities of two groups, despite the fact that the sex takes place between consenting adults in private: sellers of sex and males who have sex with males. The English common law...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Stewart, Christine, legal officer, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra, Australia : ANU Press 2014
2014.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Papua New Guinea is one of the many former British Commonwealth colonies which maintain the criminalisation of the sexual activities of two groups, despite the fact that the sex takes place between consenting adults in private: sellers of sex and males who have sex with males. The English common law system was imposed on the colonies with little regard for the social regulation and belief systems of the colonised, and in most instances, was retained and developed post-Independence, regardless of the infringements of human rights involved.
This book is an exceptional contribution to our knowledge of the nexus between the criminal law and negative attitudes of society, and what effects criminalization has on the social lives of prostitutes and males who have sex with males, and whether these effects might provide evidence to support the argument for law reform.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 368 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographic references (pages 321 -368)
ISBN:9781925021226