Glossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
sexköpslagen
Swedish word. In English: the Sex Purchase Act
The law that makes it illegal to buy sex. The buyer is punished, not the seller.
Facts about the word
- In Sweden it is illegal to buy sex. Sverige i fokus s. 24
- The person who buys sex can be punished, but not the person who sells it. Sverige i fokus s. 24
- By aiming the punishment at the buyer, the law wants to make clear that it is not acceptable to exploit someone sexually for payment. Sverige i fokus s. 24
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The Sex Purchase Act punishes the buyer, not the seller. It is not about age limits for films.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.