Analysis of the Law on Commercial Sex Evoking Migration of East Africans to Germany
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Commercial-Sex, Germany Law, E. African MigrantsAbstract
Germany has legalized voluntary commercial sex; while East Africa countries have criminilased activities that relate to commercial sex are criminalised. The paper addresses the assumption that the laws in Germany have attracted East African citizens to migrate to Germany to provide sexual services that end up endangering their life. The study is socio-legal research because it analysis the laws: East Africa and Germany and their impact to the people involved in sex industry. The information was collected from laws, books, journals, reports, Germany federal statistical office site and, the news. The numbers captured by the government of Germany is less than the reality of the people involved in the sex industry. East Africa migrants do not have legal permission to be involved in commercial sex in Germany. The study shows the law in East Africa aggregate to East Africa citizen travel to Germany to provide sexual services and avoiding government radar. Their journey is always successful to Germany because they disguise the reason of travelling. The German Federal Statistic office has no all data on them because they do not register with government.
The study did not address all areas on migrants in commercial sex industry. Therefore, there are further issues in this study need to be addressed like accurate percentage of East African involved in the commercial sex industry; new ways of pimps use to get people to foreign countries to involve in commercial sex and; legally how to address this plight.
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