Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
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PDF
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Report
Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
Please note that the sections of this document that describe the current state of the criminal law as it relates to HIV non-disclosure do not take into account the recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions in R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C. We are presently working to...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
Please note that the sections of this document that describe the current state of the criminal law as it relates to HIV non-disclosure do not take into account the recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions in R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C. We are presently working to...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
1. Laws and practices that criminalize people living with HIV and vulnerable to HIVA) People who use drugsB) People in prisonC) Sex workersD) Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure2. Laws and practices that facilitate or impede HIV-related treatment accessA)...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Two provincial Courts of Appeal have recently released unanimous decisions that clarify the law regarding the obligation imposed upon people living with HIV to disclose their HIV status prior to sexual relations. The decision of the Manitoba Court of Appeal in R v....
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
This document will inform you about:when there is a legal duty to disclose HIV-positive status;the current evidence about the risk of HIV transmission with and without condoms;the current state of the law about condom use and HIV disclosure; andwhy people who use...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2011
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
This document will inform you about:when there is a legal duty to disclose HIV-positive status;the current evidence regarding the impact of ARV treatment and viral load on the risk of HIV transmission;the current state of the law regarding viral load and HIV...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2012
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Update: the Supreme Court of Canada's February 2012 hearing of two appeals about when people living with HIV may be convicted of a crime for not disclosing their HIV status to sexual partners.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2012
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
"These appeals raise the question of whether the offence of aggravated sexual assault can and should be established for HIV non-disclosure in circumstances where, in the Interveners’ submission, there is no 'significant risk' of transmission because...
