02816cam a22003253u 4500 76297 UtSlPG 20260610134751.0 m cr n 260607r20251895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 HQ KD Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey, 1828-1906 The constitutional iniquity involved in all forms of the regulation of prostitution Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-06-14 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The constitutional iniquity involved in all forms of the regulation of…" by Mrs. Josephine E. Butler is a reformist political-legal pamphlet written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. The work argues that state systems for regulating prostitution are unconstitutional, unjust, and morally corrupting, targeting especially policies like the Contagious Diseases Acts. The pamphlet opens by stressing the moral stakes, then concentrates on constitutional law. Drawing on authorities such as Sheldon Amos, Mittermayer, Montesquieu, and Lieber, it outlines the essential safeguards of fair criminal justice—no intimidation or compelled self-incrimination, presumption of innocence, clear indictment, public accusatory procedure, right to counsel, evidence-based verdicts, proportional punishment, and accusations not initiated by the Executive—and shows how regulation regimes violate each one. Butler details coercive “voluntary submission,” secret tribunals, punishment on suspicion by police, executive accusations without reasons, repeated arbitrary imprisonment, and the near impossibility of redress. She identifies forced medical examinations of women as the system’s core abuse and cites Sir Hardinge Giffard’s legal opinion that such bodily searches for evidence are contrary to English law and the fundamental protection of the person. The book warns that these measures erode liberty and justice for all, and it calls citizens to resist and abolish such laws. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: British, Continental and General Federation, 1895 Prostitution -- Great Britain Prostitutes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102485565 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76297 117022 117022