TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I; ABSTRACT; THE INTRODUCTION; Part II; CHAPTER I: The Prostitution Question(s): Deconstructing the Prostitute from a "Third World" Feminist Perspective; Section A: Confronting the Madonna/Whore Divide; Section B: Feminism(s) and Prostitution: The Sex-work/Prostitution Debate; Section C: The Sex-Workers' Movement: Celebrating "Deviance"; CHAPTER II: Locating the "Whore" in International Legal; Framework: Trafficking in Women for Prostitution; Section A: The Responses; Section B: "Morality" at Centre Stage; CHAPTER III: The Indian Legal Framework; Section A: From Devadasi to Prostitute - The Colonial Legacy; Section B: Post-Colonial Legal Framework; Section C: The Prostitute Speaks Out; Section D: Search for Alternatives: The Legalization/Decriminalization Debate; CHAPTER IV: The "Third World" Prostitute; Section A: Sex Work, Migration & Trafficking; Section B: A Cacophony of Voices: Beyond; the Force/Consent Dichotomy; CHAPTER V: Conclusion; Part III; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEXURES; LIST OF ANNEXURES; Annexure I; Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, 1949; Annexure II; Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000; Annexure III; SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, 2002; Annexure IV; World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights