Sex and the Contract : From Infamous Commerce to the Market for Sexual Goods and Services.

By: Zeno-Zencovich, VincenzoMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Nijhoff International Trade Law SerPublisher: Leiden : BRILL, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (155 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004203044Subject(s): Prostitution | Sex-oriented businesses -- Law and legislationGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sex and the Contract : From Infamous Commerce to the Market for Sexual Goods and ServicesDDC classification: 343 LOC classification: K5295 -- .Z46 2011ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Sex and the Contract -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Table of cases -- Chapter One -- An Introduction to Sex Markets -- a. What are "sex markets"? -- b. Law and economics in sex markets -- Chapter Two -- Sexual Services -- a. Prostitution -- b. Contracts related to prostitution -- c. Striptease, lap-dancing, peep-shows -- d. Sex over the phone and the Internet -- Chapter Three -- Sexual Goods -- a. Pornography -- b. Sex-enhancing products -- c. Aphrodisiacs -- Chapter Four -- Sex and Property Rights -- a. Property of obscene objects -- b. Copyright -- c. Trademarks, patents and other forms of protection of intellectual property -- Chapter Five -- Sex Industries -- a. Producers of pornographic films -- b. Adult entertainment TV -- c. "Red light" cinemas, night-clubs, privés, sex shops -- d. Licensing and zoning -- e. Sex tourism -- Chapter Six -- The Protection of Sex Consumers -- a. The parties -- b. Sale of goods -- c. Services -- d. Payment -- e. Unfair terms and deceptive practices -- f. The applicable law -- Chapter Seven -- Sex as a Profession -- a. Human dignity and the validity of acts of disposal of one's body -- b. The disposability of one's sexual features -- c. The 'commodification debate' -- d. The reality of sex workers -- e. The quest for respectability -- Chapter Eight -- Of Sex and of Love -- a. Cohabitation, premarital, marital, and post-marital agreements -- b. Marriage brokerage -- c. On-line dating services -- Chapter Nine -- A Comparative View -- a. The In pari causa turpitudinis and Ex turpi causa non oritur actio rules -- b. The prohibitionist/feminist approach -- c. The market approach -- d. European perspectives: Towards a 'common market'? -- e. International trade issues -- f. Regulation and reform -- g. Social norms -- Concluding Remarks -- a. Interdisciplinarity and plurality of legal approaches.
b. Non-market sex -- c. Sex and sexual ability as a human right -- d. Sexual freedom -- e. Sexual immorality: A notion that has made its time? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: A non conventional analysis of the relationship between sexual practices and private law, and of the underlying policies in the light of the growing commodification of sex.
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Intro -- Sex and the Contract -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Table of cases -- Chapter One -- An Introduction to Sex Markets -- a. What are "sex markets"? -- b. Law and economics in sex markets -- Chapter Two -- Sexual Services -- a. Prostitution -- b. Contracts related to prostitution -- c. Striptease, lap-dancing, peep-shows -- d. Sex over the phone and the Internet -- Chapter Three -- Sexual Goods -- a. Pornography -- b. Sex-enhancing products -- c. Aphrodisiacs -- Chapter Four -- Sex and Property Rights -- a. Property of obscene objects -- b. Copyright -- c. Trademarks, patents and other forms of protection of intellectual property -- Chapter Five -- Sex Industries -- a. Producers of pornographic films -- b. Adult entertainment TV -- c. "Red light" cinemas, night-clubs, privés, sex shops -- d. Licensing and zoning -- e. Sex tourism -- Chapter Six -- The Protection of Sex Consumers -- a. The parties -- b. Sale of goods -- c. Services -- d. Payment -- e. Unfair terms and deceptive practices -- f. The applicable law -- Chapter Seven -- Sex as a Profession -- a. Human dignity and the validity of acts of disposal of one's body -- b. The disposability of one's sexual features -- c. The 'commodification debate' -- d. The reality of sex workers -- e. The quest for respectability -- Chapter Eight -- Of Sex and of Love -- a. Cohabitation, premarital, marital, and post-marital agreements -- b. Marriage brokerage -- c. On-line dating services -- Chapter Nine -- A Comparative View -- a. The In pari causa turpitudinis and Ex turpi causa non oritur actio rules -- b. The prohibitionist/feminist approach -- c. The market approach -- d. European perspectives: Towards a 'common market'? -- e. International trade issues -- f. Regulation and reform -- g. Social norms -- Concluding Remarks -- a. Interdisciplinarity and plurality of legal approaches.

b. Non-market sex -- c. Sex and sexual ability as a human right -- d. Sexual freedom -- e. Sexual immorality: A notion that has made its time? -- Bibliography -- Index.

A non conventional analysis of the relationship between sexual practices and private law, and of the underlying policies in the light of the growing commodification of sex.

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