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
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
Laws and practices that criminalize people living with HIV and vulnerable to HIVPeople who use drugsPeople in prisonSex workersCriminalization of HIV non-disclosure2. Laws and practices that facilitate or impede HIV-related treatment access Canada’s Access...
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
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: 2003
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
The purpose of this briefing note is to give community-based AIDS organizations (CBAOs) information to help them respond to media questions and other inquiries. The information in this Briefing Note is intended to provide responses that are positive and constructive,...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Report provides an overview of the Cuerrier decision. Based on the judgment, the Report then attempts to provide some answers (where possible) as to when an HIV-positive person may risk criminal prosecution if they do not disclose their status, looking at the...
