ABSTRACT
Slovenian policing of prostitution was most extensive at the beginning of the twentieth century, when in several towns prostitution became a regulated business. Immediately after World War I, the regional Slovenian government proclaimed that prostitution would no longer be tolerated, which very quickly became the official standpoint of authorities across the country. In the first decade after Slovenia gained independence in 1991, although the legal framework on prostitution remained unchanged, the prostitution industry underwent significant reorganization. The Liberal Democracy of Slovenia party, which was in power at that time, proposed the decriminalization of prostitution, in the sense of stopping the prosecution of sex workers. Although the Slovenian policy regime on prostitution emerged out of somewhat coincidental decisions, rather than by informed long-term policy making, it does fulfill some of the sex worker movement's demands.
