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Ex lege discriminatio: опит за ревизия на правното регулиране на проституцията в България
Ex Lege Discriminatio: An attempt to revise the legal regulation of prostitution in Bulgaria

Author(s): Ognyan Fortunov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Criminal Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: discrimination; prostitution; punishments
Summary/Abstract: Considering the act of prostitution as a crime – historical background. Legal regulation under Art. 329 of the Criminal Code. The questions are considered - which income is non-labour, which work is socially useful and what is the practice of applying the punishments corresponding to the crime. Types of legal regulation of prostitution. This study draws the difference between prostitution and human trafficking. De lege ferenda conclusions and proposals are made.