Latest items for IRP-LAW-1
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"With the exception of procurement and brothel owning, prostitution is legal in Hungary if it takes place in so-called 'tolerance-zones'. Local municipalities can implement these zones where they see fit, taking into account the proximity of government institutions. However, there are few tolerance zones, because whenever the municipality introduces one, local residents almost always protest against it" (par. 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"With the exception of procurement and brothel owning, prostitution is legal in Hungary if it takes place in so-called 'tolerance-zones'. Local municipalities can implement these zones where they see fit, taking into account the proximity of government institutions. However, there are few tolerance zones, because whenever the municipality introduces one, local residents almost always protest against it" (par. 8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Recently five men were arrested in relation to underage sex trafficking in Northland, a rural region in New Zealand. They faced charges under the Prostitution Reform Act. Due to the inadequacy of New Zealand’s prostitution legislation, Marcus Barker — the first of the five men to be sentenced — received 12 months home detention for the charge of 'unlawful sexual connection with a 15-year-old, receiving sexual services from her, and arranging for her to supply sexual services'. His sentence sets the tone for subsequent sentences relating to the case, as they must be consistent" (para 6). "In 2003 NZ adopted the full decriminalisation of prostitution law, a law that only...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Recently five men were arrested in relation to underage sex trafficking in Northland, a rural region in New Zealand. They faced charges under the Prostitution Reform Act. Due to the inadequacy of New Zealand’s prostitution legislation, Marcus Barker — the first of the five men to be sentenced — received 12 months home detention for the charge of 'unlawful sexual connection with a 15-year-old, receiving sexual services from her, and arranging for her to supply sexual services'. His sentence sets the tone for subsequent sentences relating to the case, as they must be consistent" (para 6). "In 2003 NZ adopted the full decriminalisation of prostitution law, a law that only...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secret" (para 26).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secret" (para 26).
Jan. 10, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Iraq, if the police do enforce the law, action is usually taken against the women while the pimps and sex buyers are given impunity. Sometimes they even help the pimps and brothel owners to continue – while brutally abusing the women who end up in jail" (para 11). This indicates that there is a law against prostitution, and it is rarely enforced, and when it is, it is not to the benefit of women [MB2-CODER COMMENT].
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Iraq, if the police do enforce the law, action is usually taken against the women while the pimps and sex buyers are given impunity. Sometimes they even help the pimps and brothel owners to continue – while brutally abusing the women who end up in jail" (para 11). This indicates that there is a law against prostitution, and it is rarely enforced, and when it is, it is not to the benefit of women [MB2-CODER COMMENT].
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"They say that women get evicted from their apartments for selling sex. But it is in fact illegal to evict a woman from her apartment for selling sex. It’s illegal if your landlord does and you can go to the police and you will get a new apartment because it’s against the law" (para 21). "The law is not perfect but it’s all we have and we are changing it as we go. Just this year we took away fines as a penalty for when men get charged for buying sex. They won’t just get a fine anymore – they will go to prison" (para 29).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"They say that women get evicted from their apartments for selling sex. But it is in fact illegal to evict a woman from her apartment for selling sex. It’s illegal if your landlord does and you can go to the police and you will get a new apartment because it’s against the law" (para 21). "The law is not perfect but it’s all we have and we are changing it as we go. Just this year we took away fines as a penalty for when men get charged for buying sex. They won’t just get a fine anymore – they will go to prison" (para 29).
Jan. 2, 2025, 4:36 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Beyond audiovisual content, adult entertainment businesses — fūzoku — have also flourished, taking up the spaces left open by Japan’s legal definition of sex work. The country’s ban on prostitution is limited to penetration, while a range of other fetishistic services are permitted; anything from sexual harassment clinics to breastfeeding bars" (par. 8). "This sector’s normalization is reflected in many urban areas, where its establishments, often concentrated in red-light districts, are nearly as common as convenience stores. And despite legal restrictions on prostitution, enforcement mainly focuses on businesses that exploit sex workers, rather than the individuals themselves, and those involving minors" (par. 10). "Other troubling trends have emerged recently: These...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Beyond audiovisual content, adult entertainment businesses — fūzoku — have also flourished, taking up the spaces left open by Japan’s legal definition of sex work. The country’s ban on prostitution is limited to penetration, while a range of other fetishistic services are permitted; anything from sexual harassment clinics to breastfeeding bars" (par. 8). "This sector’s normalization is reflected in many urban areas, where its establishments, often concentrated in red-light districts, are nearly as common as convenience stores. And despite legal restrictions on prostitution, enforcement mainly focuses on businesses that exploit sex workers, rather than the individuals themselves, and those involving minors" (par. 10). "Other troubling trends have emerged recently: These...more
Dec. 30, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"She, like others who spoke for this article, asked not to be identified by her full name because her family does not know how she earns money and prostitution is illegal in Myanmar" (par. 2-4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"She, like others who spoke for this article, asked not to be identified by her full name because her family does not know how she earns money and prostitution is illegal in Myanmar" (par. 2-4).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:34 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“Under the new framework, anyone exhibiting ‘deviant behaviors,’ defined as ‘actions or bad behavior such as prostitution, drug use, begging, vagrancy, informal street vending, or any other deviant behavior that is harmful to the public,’ can be held in a transit center for up to two months, without any other further legal justification or oversight” (1).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“Under the new framework, anyone exhibiting ‘deviant behaviors,’ defined as ‘actions or bad behavior such as prostitution, drug use, begging, vagrancy, informal street vending, or any other deviant behavior that is harmful to the public,’ can be held in a transit center for up to two months, without any other further legal justification or oversight” (1).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:29 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the Nigerian constitution, sex work itself is not criminalised rather the people that benefit from the proceeds of sex work are the focus of the laws. All aspects of sex work are illegal in all of the Northern States that adopt an Islamic Penal Code. In Southern Nigeria, the activities of third parties, underage sex work and the operation or ownership of brothels are penalised under sections 223, 224 and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. In addition, a sex worker can be punished when caught negotiating sex aggressively with a client. The law that is used to punish sex workers in this situation is chapter 24 of...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the Nigerian constitution, sex work itself is not criminalised rather the people that benefit from the proceeds of sex work are the focus of the laws. All aspects of sex work are illegal in all of the Northern States that adopt an Islamic Penal Code. In Southern Nigeria, the activities of third parties, underage sex work and the operation or ownership of brothels are penalised under sections 223, 224 and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. In addition, a sex worker can be punished when caught negotiating sex aggressively with a client. The law that is used to punish sex workers in this situation is chapter 24 of...more
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Every woman who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution, or who is proved ot have, for the purpose of gain, exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that she is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any person, is guilty of a felony. "
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Every woman who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution, or who is proved ot have, for the purpose of gain, exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that she is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any person, is guilty of a felony. "
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:03 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Article 607 mentions prostitution as a crime along with several other offenses. Articles 422, 463, and 599 all criminalize different forms of forced prostitution. There is no single independent article that criminalizes the sale or the purchase of sex (98, 138, 222, 230) (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Article 607 mentions prostitution as a crime along with several other offenses. Articles 422, 463, and 599 all criminalize different forms of forced prostitution. There is no single independent article that criminalizes the sale or the purchase of sex (98, 138, 222, 230) (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“The government has denied that its forces played any role, but for many, the circumstances raised strong suspicions that whoever wanted Ms. Hernández dead wore a uniform” (para 9). This alludes to a member of the police force being responsible for the shooting of a sex worker (MCP - CODER COMMENT). “Transgender women in Honduras say they are constantly harassed, beaten and even killed, and that the violence is often perpetrated by law enforcement” (para 14). "Krishna Flores, 24, a transgender sex worker in Tegucigalpa, the capital, said she had been assaulted twice this year. Police officers cut off her hair, burned her makeup and purse and lobbed tear gas...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“The government has denied that its forces played any role, but for many, the circumstances raised strong suspicions that whoever wanted Ms. Hernández dead wore a uniform” (para 9). This alludes to a member of the police force being responsible for the shooting of a sex worker (MCP - CODER COMMENT). “Transgender women in Honduras say they are constantly harassed, beaten and even killed, and that the violence is often perpetrated by law enforcement” (para 14). "Krishna Flores, 24, a transgender sex worker in Tegucigalpa, the capital, said she had been assaulted twice this year. Police officers cut off her hair, burned her makeup and purse and lobbed tear gas...more
Dec. 26, 2024, 1:58 a.m.
Countries: Czech Republic
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the current legislation, prostitution is neither allowed nor banned in the Czech Republic. There’s actually no national legal definition of prostitution and sexual work, despite long-running discussions at the political level[…]People offering paid sexual services cannot really be punished for it, unless they are offering sexual services near schools or educational institutions where children might be involved. Czech law only prohibits procuring, as well as human trafficking” (para 10-11).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the current legislation, prostitution is neither allowed nor banned in the Czech Republic. There’s actually no national legal definition of prostitution and sexual work, despite long-running discussions at the political level[…]People offering paid sexual services cannot really be punished for it, unless they are offering sexual services near schools or educational institutions where children might be involved. Czech law only prohibits procuring, as well as human trafficking” (para 10-11).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"He moved his operations to Spain in 2017 when Ireland made it illegal to advertise sex" (para 9). "A total of 1,995 people have been charged with buying sex since it became an offence in February 2017" (para 13).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"He moved his operations to Spain in 2017 when Ireland made it illegal to advertise sex" (para 9). "A total of 1,995 people have been charged with buying sex since it became an offence in February 2017" (para 13).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently sex work is legal in Britain (excluding Northern Ireland), although there are caveats" (para 5). "[T]he law prohibits street solicitation – i.e. offering sexual services while in a public location" (para 6). "It is also illegal in Britain to serve as a sex worker employer – this would generally fall under the category of pimping and/or brothel-keeping" (para 7).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently sex work is legal in Britain (excluding Northern Ireland), although there are caveats" (para 5). "[T]he law prohibits street solicitation – i.e. offering sexual services while in a public location" (para 6). "It is also illegal in Britain to serve as a sex worker employer – this would generally fall under the category of pimping and/or brothel-keeping" (para 7).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"It is intended to end a grey zone created in 2022 when sex work was decriminalised in Belgium but without conferring any protections on sex workers, or labour rights such as unemployment benefit or health insurance" (par. 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"It is intended to end a grey zone created in 2022 when sex work was decriminalised in Belgium but without conferring any protections on sex workers, or labour rights such as unemployment benefit or health insurance" (par. 4).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:53 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Those policy decisions coincided with the implementation of two state laws that altered how law enforcement approaches sex work: One ended police officers’ power to arrest people suspected of loitering for the purpose of prostitution, and another allowed for old prostitution-related convictions to be erased" (para 3). "Prostitution remains illegal under state law. But like marijuana, it operates in New York City in a sort of legal netherworld — subject to arrest in certain circumstances, but not others" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Those policy decisions coincided with the implementation of two state laws that altered how law enforcement approaches sex work: One ended police officers’ power to arrest people suspected of loitering for the purpose of prostitution, and another allowed for old prostitution-related convictions to be erased" (para 3). "Prostitution remains illegal under state law. But like marijuana, it operates in New York City in a sort of legal netherworld — subject to arrest in certain circumstances, but not others" (para 6).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved...in particular the adoption of the following…[c]ombating forced prostitution, from 2007 to 2014" (1, 2). "The Committee notes that prostitution is legal in the State party, but regulated by regulation No. 32 regarding the restriction of prostitution, and that a draft law on prostitution restriction is still under consideration. It is concerned by: the lack of information on exit programmes for women who wish to leave prostitution; the conflation of the concepts of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and forced prostitution in the Criminal Law, which may in practice lead to the revictimization of women who are victims of trafficking, rendering them even...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved...in particular the adoption of the following…[c]ombating forced prostitution, from 2007 to 2014" (1, 2). "The Committee notes that prostitution is legal in the State party, but regulated by regulation No. 32 regarding the restriction of prostitution, and that a draft law on prostitution restriction is still under consideration. It is concerned by: the lack of information on exit programmes for women who wish to leave prostitution; the conflation of the concepts of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and forced prostitution in the Criminal Law, which may in practice lead to the revictimization of women who are victims of trafficking, rendering them even...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 9:38 a.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill — also known as the Jeffery Bill — which proposes removing all criminal penalties relating to prostitution, including pimping and brothel-owning, has been approved at the first stage. Its supporters are keen to highlight the least contentious component of the new law: those selling sex (primarily women and girls) will no longer be arrested" (para 2). "Incredibly, the bill [decriminallizing prostitution] would repeal prohibitions against 'any conspiracy to induce a female to engage in sexual acts, and kidnapping for purposes of sexual acts against a person’s will, including if such female is under the age of 16' and 'the ability...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill — also known as the Jeffery Bill — which proposes removing all criminal penalties relating to prostitution, including pimping and brothel-owning, has been approved at the first stage. Its supporters are keen to highlight the least contentious component of the new law: those selling sex (primarily women and girls) will no longer be arrested" (para 2). "Incredibly, the bill [decriminallizing prostitution] would repeal prohibitions against 'any conspiracy to induce a female to engage in sexual acts, and kidnapping for purposes of sexual acts against a person’s will, including if such female is under the age of 16' and 'the ability...more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In 2013, the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Prohibition) Act (CSEC) was passed. The CSEC Act gave effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. It defined several types of commercial sexual exploitation of children and tougher penalties for perpetrators. It made provisions for victim support and restitution" (3). "The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Prohibition Act of 2012 and the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition Act) 2013 both offer better protection for victims of these crimes. Both were developed to comply with international treaties. In the case of the CSEC Act, it included...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In 2013, the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Prohibition) Act (CSEC) was passed. The CSEC Act gave effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. It defined several types of commercial sexual exploitation of children and tougher penalties for perpetrators. It made provisions for victim support and restitution" (3). "The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Prohibition Act of 2012 and the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition Act) 2013 both offer better protection for victims of these crimes. Both were developed to comply with international treaties. In the case of the CSEC Act, it included...more
Aug. 21, 2024, 3:42 p.m.
Countries: Luxembourg
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Right of entry for the police investigators: The draft law provides for police officers, with prior authorisation of the state prosecutor, to enter the premises in which there are certain and precise clues that pimping is being committed. In addition, investigating officers may also, with prior authorisation of the state prosecutor, enter hotels, boarding houses, drinking establishments, clubs, clubs, dance halls, venues and their annexes, as well as any other place open to the public or used by the public, when people engaged in prostitution are usually found there."
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Right of entry for the police investigators: The draft law provides for police officers, with prior authorisation of the state prosecutor, to enter the premises in which there are certain and precise clues that pimping is being committed. In addition, investigating officers may also, with prior authorisation of the state prosecutor, enter hotels, boarding houses, drinking establishments, clubs, clubs, dance halls, venues and their annexes, as well as any other place open to the public or used by the public, when people engaged in prostitution are usually found there."
Aug. 14, 2024, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Lithuania prostitution or are extradited with excellent experience of hiding from the state control, most of them - return with any sexually transmitted infection. Sex workers are deprived of any right for social security and of protection from violence of pimps and customers." (21)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Lithuania prostitution or are extradited with excellent experience of hiding from the state control, most of them - return with any sexually transmitted infection. Sex workers are deprived of any right for social security and of protection from violence of pimps and customers." (21)
July 23, 2024, 3:01 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex indoors is illegal, there is a criminal offence for keeping any indoor premises of any kind for 'purposes of prostitution'. Soliciting in public not specifically criminalised. There are laws against living on the earnings of 'prostitution' that apply to sex workers themselves and their own earnings so effectively all sex work is criminalised" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, brothel-keeping and living on the earnings criminalised" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex indoors is illegal, there is a criminal offence for keeping any indoor premises of any kind for 'purposes of prostitution'. Soliciting in public not specifically criminalised. There are laws against living on the earnings of 'prostitution' that apply to sex workers themselves and their own earnings so effectively all sex work is criminalised" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, brothel-keeping and living on the earnings criminalised" (para 3).
July 23, 2024, 1:39 p.m.
Countries: Paraguay
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal at the national level and there are no associated activities criminalised at the national level. There are, however, local ordinances which prohibit activities like soliciting in the streets. One example is Ordinance 240/2014 from the Encarnación municipality, which effectively criminalises public soliciting using vague and unclear language. Paraguay also has strict anti-trafficking laws that can be used to intimidate sex workers and impose fines and other administrative impediments to their work" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising and managing is not criminalised at the national level" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal at the national level and there are no associated activities criminalised at the national level. There are, however, local ordinances which prohibit activities like soliciting in the streets. One example is Ordinance 240/2014 from the Encarnación municipality, which effectively criminalises public soliciting using vague and unclear language. Paraguay also has strict anti-trafficking laws that can be used to intimidate sex workers and impose fines and other administrative impediments to their work" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising and managing is not criminalised at the national level" (para 3).
July 19, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Senegal only if sex workers register and have regular medical check ups. Only about a quarter of sex workers are registered in Senegal. The rest are working illegally. In addition it is illegal to solicit" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - 'pimping', acting as an intermediary, owning a ‘prostitution establishment’ and 'living with a person habitually engaged in prostitution' are all illegal. Authorities also tightly regulate locations of commercial sex businesses" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Senegal only if sex workers register and have regular medical check ups. Only about a quarter of sex workers are registered in Senegal. The rest are working illegally. In addition it is illegal to solicit" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - 'pimping', acting as an intermediary, owning a ‘prostitution establishment’ and 'living with a person habitually engaged in prostitution' are all illegal. Authorities also tightly regulate locations of commercial sex businesses" (para 3).
July 19, 2024, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes selling sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes buying sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes organising and managing is criminalised and prosecuted under the penal code as pimping" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes selling sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes buying sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes organising and managing is criminalised and prosecuted under the penal code as pimping" (para 3).
July 13, 2024, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"A misyar marriage is legal in the UAE." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"A misyar marriage is legal in the UAE." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
July 13, 2024, 11:33 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The practice of “summer marriages” or Mut’ah (temporary marriages not registered in court) also occurs in Syria among Shi’a Muslims." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The practice of “summer marriages” or Mut’ah (temporary marriages not registered in court) also occurs in Syria among Shi’a Muslims." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
July 13, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Mutʿa (temporary) marriages involve a marriage contract that includes a date of dissolution. Such contracts are permissible according to Shiʿa Islam but are strongly condemned amongst Sunni Muslims, predominant in Palestine, who consider such temporary marriages as a form of illegitimate sexual intimacy." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Mutʿa (temporary) marriages involve a marriage contract that includes a date of dissolution. Such contracts are permissible according to Shiʿa Islam but are strongly condemned amongst Sunni Muslims, predominant in Palestine, who consider such temporary marriages as a form of illegitimate sexual intimacy." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
July 13, 2024, 11:22 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Shiite Muslims in Lebanon is the largest religious group that supports temporary marriage. It is even legalized as a valid union as it has all the formalities of ordinary marriage including contracts as well as payment of dowry" (para. 2) (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Shiite Muslims in Lebanon is the largest religious group that supports temporary marriage. It is even legalized as a valid union as it has all the formalities of ordinary marriage including contracts as well as payment of dowry" (para. 2) (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)