Delinking Prostitution from Trafficking - A Look at India's Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956

Canadian Women's Studies Journal, Vol. 22, Nos. 3/4, 110-113, 2003

4 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2014

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

This paper argues that one of the main conceptual problems in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act of India, 1956 is the misplaced moralistic criminalisation of prostitutes at the cost of dealing adequately with the problem of trafficking of women itself. As a result there is a diffusion in the focus on exploitative elements and violations suffered by trafficked women.

Keywords: Immoral Traffic, Prostitution, ITPA, India

Suggested Citation

RamPrakash, Rajalakshmi, Delinking Prostitution from Trafficking - A Look at India's Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 (2003). Canadian Women's Studies Journal, Vol. 22, Nos. 3/4, 110-113, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2498325

Rajalakshmi RamPrakash (Contact Author)

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