Argumentative Essay On Sex Trafficking

In 2014, The Canadian Department of Justice introduced Bill C-36, entrenched in this bill is the prohibition of the advertisement and purchase of sexual services. This bill’s purpose is to essentially lower if not remove the sex trade all together. By using a Lockean, Marxist and Anarchist perspective, I will prove that this law goes beyond the legitimate authority of the state. I will do so by demonstrating that Bill C-36 defies one’s right to ownership by labour and that the perceived criminality of prostitution is the real danger to those involved in such workforce. The Canadian government runs on authority. Authority is compiled of two parts, the first being power, the ability to compel someone to do something, and the second being the moral right to exercise such power. From a Lockean perspective, authority is loaned to the government by society, however, if the government rules in a manner that does not uphold or better the natural rights of the people, the people are within their rights to overthrow their ruler and create a new
Sex trafficking is comprised of two parts, human trafficking which is the trading of humans, and sexual slavery, the forcing of one to participate in sexual activities. Undoubtedly, sex trafficking negatively impacts not only the individual being trafficked but it impacts society as a whole. Therefore, making this bill an acceptable means of protecting one’s rights to life, liberty, and security. However, from an anarchist’s perspective, criminality is simply a result of our current social order rather than an innate evil in humanity. If there was no government to install a social order and economy, there would be little crime as there would be no rules to break and no economic goals one is trying to achieve. In other words, sex trafficking would not exist as there would not be a taboo against selling sexual