1st Edition

Legal Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation in Taiwan Socio-legal Perspective

By Amy H.L. Shee Copyright 1998
292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, this volume responds to child-prostitution being recognised as a major social problem in modern capitalist Taiwan. It is defined, both legally and socially, as a problem of ‘sexual transactions involving children and juveniles’, thus the issue of child maltreatment is submerged under other concerns. However, the main concern of this book is the protection of children from... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Socio-Legal Perspective on Child Prostitution. 3. Structural Context of Child Prostitution. 4. Discovery of and Reactions to the Social Problem. 5. Policy and Legislative Development on Prostitution, Family and Children. 6. Legal Controls over Child Prostitution under General Laws. 7. Changes Made in the Specific Law. 8. Prospects and Limits of the New Law. 9. Conclusion.

Biography

Amy H.L. Shee