Comprehending Commercial Sex: An Exploration into Governance Models Rooted in Feminist Discourses

Abstract

Prostitution and its illegal status exist side by side in most of the countries in the world. This odd coexistence is indicative of moral and operative divisions in societies like Pakistan. In the backdrop of this division, the paper intends to critically comprehend the justifications of abolitionist and regulatory approaches through an exploratory descriptive methodology. The governance strategies of abolitionism and regulatory model, it is found, are based in theoretical controversies of feminism. Radical feminists are strong advocates of eradication of commercial sex whereas liberal viewpoints suggest a controlled regulation of prostitution.