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dc.contributor.authorPowell, Maria K
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-02T17:43:08Z
dc.date.available2015-04-02T17:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-02
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/56304
dc.description.abstractThe debate over how to regulate sex work in Canada has long occupied courts, governments, policymakers, sex workers and activists. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision in Bedford v Canada and the enactment of the constitutionally suspect Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, this thesis examines municipal law’s potential role in regulating brothels. Municipalities already grant licenses to adult service providers, the licensing of brothels is a natural extension of their powers. The current licensing regimes are in need of reform, both for adult services and before any attempts to license brothels. This thesis uses New Zealand as an example of an effective licensing regime. By treating the sex trade akin to other industries and respecting the expertise of those who work in it, there are minimal disruptions in communities and safer working conditions for employees.en_US
dc.subjectsex worken_US
dc.subjectmunicipal lawen_US
dc.titleSex Work and the City: Creating Municipal Licensing Regimes for Brothelsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Lawsen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorJocelyn G. Downieen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerJoanna Erdmanen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerSteve Coughlanen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorElaine Craigen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
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