Dignity Without Autonomy - On The Indian Supreme Court’s Treatment Of Sex Workers’ Rights Mittal, Pranav Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-07-13 eng
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 In Prajwala v. Union of India, the Supreme Court held that victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation have a right to rehabilitation under Article 23 read with the right to dignity under Article 21. While the judgment has been celebrated for its three-dimensional dignity framework, it is a missed opportunity to articulate a constitutional basis for protecting the rights of sex workers. The Court's dignity framework – calibrated against objectification in trafficking – is insufficient alone to address persons who assert agency over their work. I argue that reading it alongside decisional autonomy fills the gap. CC BY-SA 4.0 Mittal, Pranav Autonomy Human Dignity Human Trafficking India Indian Constitution Indian Supreme Court Indiana. Supreme Court of Judicature Menschenwürde Prostitution dignity sex work Indiana. Supreme Court of Judicature Menschenwürde Prostitution 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/sex-work-india-prajwala/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/aa5880594aa274c4 260713 10.59704/aa5880594aa274c4 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)