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Brothels... Purely for academic purposes - honest.

  • 31-01-2012 4:43am
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    Procrastastudy
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    Could someone enlighten me as to where I would find the definition of a brothel in relation to the CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT, 1993.

    Apologies if this falls under "he should know he's studying law" category but this is honestly not something I'm studying and I did go and have a look at the statute book this time! :)

    If a brothel is "somewhere prostitution takes place" I'm not sure how that tallies with prostitution in of itself not being illegal. I have a vague recollection (probably from some reliable source like the Bill) that in the UK it's where more than one prostitute operates at anyone time.

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Dandelion6
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    GCDLawstudent wrote: »
    I have a vague recollection (probably from some reliable source like the Bill) that in the UK it's where more than one prostitute operates at anyone time.

    The English common law definition comes from Gorman v Standen (1964) and refers to a place used for prostitution by more than one person. The Irish courts also apply this definition. It hasn't been enshrined into any legislation in Irish law but during the Dáil debates on the 1993 bill it was acknowledged that that was what the word "brothel" meant.


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    Finnbar01
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    What about men caught in brothels, are they breaking the law?


  • #4
    Dandelion6
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    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    What about men caught in brothels, are they breaking the law?

    In general no, except in cases of trafficking. Under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 it is an offence to use the services of a trafficked person, though there is a defence that they reasonably did not know the person had been trafficked.


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