THEY CALL ME STREET: SEX WORK AND EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE
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https://doi.org/10.29393/RD253-2MLEC30002Keywords:
Epistemic injustice, evidence assessment, sex work, testimonial injustice, criminal justice, testimonial credibilityAbstract
Women who are sex workers are likely to be one of the groups of individuals most socially questioned and subjects of mistrust. This lack of social value related to prostitution could lead to epistemic injustice while assessing their testimony in criminal proceedings. The social construction of a “sex-worker profile” is commonly surrounded by stereotypes and stigma that can easily affect their credibility; something especially problematic when they participate in trials as victims and witnesses. This work aims to evince the aforementioned distrust as a ramification of the vision held by the community towards sex work, describing the contemporary notions and issues in its regard, including the perspectives of the feminist legal theory on prostitution, and pointing out that the mistrust involving their testimony trumps a rational assessment of the evidence.Downloads
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2023-06-30
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Ezurmendia Álvarez, J., González Coulon, M. de los Ángeles, & Carbonell Bellolio, F. (2023). THEY CALL ME STREET: SEX WORK AND EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE. University of Concepción Law Review, 91(253), 37 - 66. https://doi.org/10.29393/RD253-2MLEC30002
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