The presentation will introduce two models of legal regulation of prostitution – the Nordic and New Zealand models. Given that the professional community in Serbia increasingly refers to these two models when discussing the modification of the existing prohibitionist model of legal regulation of prostitution in Serbia. The Nordic and the New Zealand models stand on completely different positions. According to the Nordic model, prostitution is an unacceptable social phenomenon, and the states that adopt this model combat prostitution by punishing individuals who use prostitution services. The New Zealand model is fundamentally a legalization model, where prostitution is a legally regulated activity, with special attention given to the protection of individuals engaged in it. The presentation will focus on the results that these models yield in practice in the countries where they are in force, their positive and negative aspects, and especially their impact on the legal and social status of individuals in prostitution.

Dr. Dragana Pejović completed her undergraduate and master’s studies at the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad, and her doctoral studies in 2020 at the University Center for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research (UCIMSI), Center for Gender Studies, University of Novi Sad. She defended her doctoral dissertation on the topic “Legal Position of Women in Prostitution in the Republic of Serbia.” She has been working as a lawyer in Novi Sad since 2008. She is a member of the Bar Association of Vojvodina and the Association “Women’s Studies and Research.” She publishes scientific and professional papers and reviews in domestic and foreign scientific and professional journals. Her interests are related to prostitution, particularly the position of women in prostitution, violence against women, and women’s education. She is the author of the book “Position of Women in Prostitution in the Republic of Serbia”.

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