Prurient Interests: The Law of Sexual Desire

A recent book by George Fisher tries to explain the history of drug and alcohol laws in terms of social and legal norms against whatever can rob people of rational thinking; this article extends the analysis to laws about sexual behavior in the last two centuries, their rise and fall.

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FIU Law Review
Published
2025-09-22
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https://doi.org/10.25148/lawrev.20.1.6
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Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
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Prurient Interests: The Law of Sexual Desire

Lawrence Friedman
FIU Law Review
Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
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Prurient Interests: The Law of Sexual Desire

Lawrence Friedman
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Abstract

A recent book by George Fisher tries to explain the history of drug and alcohol laws in terms of social and legal norms against whatever can rob people of rational thinking; this article extends the analysis to laws about sexual behavior in the last two centuries, their rise and fall.

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