A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE INTRICACIES OF COMMERCIAL SEX AS A VICTIMLESS CRIME IN NIGERIA


ABSTRACT

The practice of commercial sex has slowly taken over many streets and cities in our country. This commercial sex practice was detested by God right from the very beginning when he destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah as recorded in the book of Genesis 19: 24-25. Furthermore, Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Corinthians emphasized that the human body is the temple of the Holy spirit and not for sexual sins. Prostitutes in the course of business, are exposed to all sorts of violence. They are easy targets to murder, rape and assaults. They are also exposed to various sexually transmitted
diseases. This long essay is divided into five chapters. Chapter I is the general introduction, chapter 2 is the literature review, chapter 3 provides for the theories and criminological perspective of prostitution, chapter 4 provides for the effects and laws in connection to prostitution, chapter five provides for the observations, recommendations and conclusions drawn from this work. This work also provides for the possible solutions to commercial sex practice in our country.  

TABLE OF CASES

Bedder v. DPP (1954), 1 WLR 119…………………………………….50

Crown v. Brown (1994) 1 AC 212……………………………………..39

People v. Berry (1909) AC pg 220……………………………………23, 49

Proprietary Articles Trade Association v. A.G for Canada

(1931) A.C. 310 at 324………………………………………………..14

Seaman v. Burley (1896) 2 QB at 346…………………………………13

Wood v. Alaska 957 F. 2d 1544……………………………………….50

TABLE OF STATUTES

California Penal Code, 1872 S. 647 (b)

Convention on the Rights of a Child Article 2(6)

Nigerian Criminal Code. S.222, S.225, S.226

Nigerian Penal Code S. 371, S. 372

The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

(As Amended) S. 33(1)

Sexual Offences Act S. 53

Street offences Act 1959 S. 1(1)

Trades Unions and Labour Relations Act, 1992 S.243(2)…

Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law, Enforcement And

Administration Act, 2003

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

A.C                                        Appeal Cases

A.G                                        Attorney General

&                                            And

Cap                                         Chapter

Ed                                          Edition/Edited

et, al                                       And Others

C.A.                                       Court of Appeal

http                                         Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Ibid                                        The Same Work/book

Op, Cit                                   The Work/Book Cited Before

Ors                                         Others

P                                             Page

U.S                                         United State

V                                            Versus (and)

Vol                                         Volume

www                                      World Wide Web       

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page……………………………………………………………….i

Certification    ……………………………………………………………ii

Dedication………………………………………………………………iii

Acknowledgements…………………………………………………….iv-v

Table of Cases…………………………………………………………vi

Table of Statutes……………………………………………………….vii

List of Abbreviations……………………………………………………viii

Table of Contents………………………………………………………ix-xi

Abstract………………………………………………………………..xii

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUC
TION

1.1    Background of the Study……………………………………….1-6

  1.2     Statement of Problems…………………………………………6-7

  1.3     Research Questions…………………………………………….7-8

  1.4     Objectives of the Study………………………………………..8

  1.5     Research Methodology………………………………………..8

  1.6     Significance of the Study ……………………………………..8-9

  1.7     Delimitation/Scope of the Study……………………………….9

  1.8     Limitation of the Study………………………………………..9

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1              Commercial Sex………………………………………………..11-12

2.2              Crime……………………………………………………………12-15

2.3              Victim…………………………………………………………..15-16

2.4              Victimless Crime……………………………………………….16-18

2.5              Prostitution……………………………………………………..18-27

2.6              Types of Prostitution……………………………………………27

2.6.1        Female Prostitution…………………………………………….27-28

2.6.2        Male Prostitution………………………………………………..8

2.6.3        Child Prostitution………………………………………………28-29

2.6.4        Online Prostitution………………………………………………29-30

2.6.5        Street Prostitution……………………………………………,,,30-31

2.6.6        Sex Tourism Prostitution……………………………………….31

CHAPTER THREE

THEORIES AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PROSTITUTION

3.1       General Stain Theory…………………………………………32-33

3.2       Labeling Theory………………………………………………33-35

3.3      Natural Law Theory……………………………………………35-36

3.4.1        The Christian Doctrine……………………………………….36-37

3.4.2        The Muslim Thought………………………………………….37

3.5              Dichotomy Between Law and morality on Prostitution………38-39

3.6              The Legal Perspective………………………………………..39-45

3.7              The Criminological Perspective of Prostitution………………46  

3.8              Victimology………………………………………………….47-48

3.9              Crimes Associated with Prostitution………………………….48

3.9.1    Assault……………………………………………………….48-49

3.9.2    Rape………………………………………………………….49-50

3.9.3    Murder………………………………………………………..50

CHAPTER FOUR

EFFECTS AND LAWS IN CONNECTION TO PROSTITUTION

4.1              Social Effects of prostitution…………………………………51-52

4.2              Health Effects of Prostitution………………………………..52-54

4.3              Criminalisation or Decriminalisation of Prostitution………..54-59

4.4              The Criminal Justice System and Prostitution……………….59-62

4.5              Present Laws on Prostitution in Nigeria……………………..62-64

CHAPER FIVE            

CONCLUSIONS

5.1       Observations…………………………………………………65-66

5.2       Recommendations…………………………………………..67-72

5.3       Conclusions.…………………………………………………72-76

          Bibliography…………………………………………………77-80

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