Crime has reportedly dropped in some of the states with Shariah, with all of them banning alcohol and prostitution.

In the interim Louis IX (1226-1270) attempted to ban prostitution in December 1254, with disastrous social consequences and widespread protests.

Applying only to Muslims, the laws would ban gambling, alcohol and prostitution, among other vices.

The Criminal Code bans organized prostitution of anyone under the age of 16, the age of sexual consent in Mongolia.

Laws explicitly ban prostitution of minors in most countries, but enforcement is uneven.

The investment fails after a bill is signed into law banning prostitution.

She also instills order amongst her troops, banning prostitution, gambling, and requiring that "every man who joins my standard must confess before the priest.

Sexual services, however, are widely available and laws banning prostitution remain largely unenforced.

"The assumption is that it is unrealistic to effectively ban prostitution," the ministry proposal said.

The Reno Gazette-Journal suggested recently: "If they get a chance to see what it's really like, Nevadans just may turn against it and ban prostitution.