TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CITED CASES ............................................................................................................ v
TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. vii
SYNOPSIS .................................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.0. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... !
1.1. Background ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Statement of the problem .................................................................................................. 2
1.3. Scope of the study ............................................................................................................. 2
1.4. Objectives of the study ..................................................................................................... .3
1. 4.1. General Objectives ....................................................................................................... .3
1.4.2. Specific objectives ........................................................................................................ .3
1.5. Hypothesis ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.6. Methods of collecting data/ Methodology ....................................................................... 3
1.7. Problems encountered during the study/ Limitations ..................................................... .3
1.8. Significance of the study .................................................................................................. .4
1.9. Literature Review .............................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.0. Definition of prostitution .................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Brief historical background ofprostitution ....................................................................... 6
2.2. Cunent law on prostitution ............................................................................................... 7
2.3. Definition of prostitute and prostitution ............................................................................ &
2.4. Prohibition of prostitution: ................................................................................................ 8
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CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.0. Conflicting areas of the law and prostitution ................................................................. .10
3.1. Call for legalization of prostitution/ The role of women activists and civil society ..... .12
3.3. Technological advancement ............................................................................................ 12
3.4. Challenges facing the law on prostitution ....................................................................... 13
3.5. Difficulties in proving the ingredients of prostitution ................................................... .13
3.6. Compromising law enforcement officers ........................................................................ 15
3. 7. Agitation for legalization of prostitution ....................................................................... .15
3.8. Public sentiments and opinions versus effective enforcement of the law on
prostitution ............................................................................................................................... 16
3.9. Selective implementation of the law on prostitution ..................................................... .18
3.10. The general impact of the law of prostitution in society ............................................. 19
3.11 Prostitutes susceptible to exploitation ............................................................................. 19
3.12. Enforcers of the law compromised .............................................................................. 19
3.13. Prostitutes commit more crime .................................................................................... 20
3.14. Increased STD infections ............................................................................................ 20
CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................ .22
4.1. The assessment of the effectiveness of the law on prostitution ...................................... 22
4.1. Whether there is need for legalization of prostitution in Uganda ................................... 23
CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................... 26
5.1. Summary I Conclusion .................................................................................................... 26
5.2. Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 27
5.3. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... .30
APPENDIX I: Research questionnaire for suspected prostitutes" in Kampala city centre .... .31