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HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTSEditorialFEATURESSupreme Court rules on disability discriminationHIV/AIDS and the Law: New challengesHIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTSMedical treatment of children with HIV/AIDSCourt rejects appeal for safe supply of medical marijuanaAppeals heard on both...
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HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2000
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Report
The report:explains rapid HIV testing technologies;describes the status of rapid HIV test kits in Canada;presents an overview of the Canadian regulatory framework applicable to the approval and use of rapid test kits;provides a comprehensive evaluation of the...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2000
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
This is a series of eight info sheets:An Epidemic of Stigma and DiscriminationStigma and Discrimination: Definitions and ConceptsStigma and Discrimination: The ConsequencesExamples of Stigma and DiscriminationThe Impact of Stigma and DiscriminationResponding to Stigma...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
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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...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESHIV Testing and Treatment of ChildrenHIV/AIDS and Children's RightsHIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTSBC Human Rights Tribunal Rules on Discrimination by London LifeAIDS Organizations Denied Leave to Intervene in Insurance CaseNo Removal of...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSEDITORIALFEATURESInjection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS: Another Call for ActionNewly Infected People and Clinical Trials: Ethical IssuesPREGNANCY AND HIV/AIDSAn Ethical Analysis of HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Their NewbornsNew Law on Testing Newborns...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
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PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSEDITORIALFEATURESSupreme Court Rules in R v CuerrierLegal, Ethical, and Human Rights Issues at Geneva98CANADIAN NEWSLegal, Ethical, and Human Rights Issues Raised by HIV/AIDS: A Plan for 1999–2003HIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTSHIV/AIDS in Canadian...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
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PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Seven priority issues have been analyzed:What is the impact of the current legal status of drugs and drug use on efforts to prevent HIV infection among injection drug users and on the provision of care, treatment, and support to drug users with HIV/AIDS? What are...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Discussion Paper examines issues raised for the Aboriginal community by HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, based on interviews with individuals working in the field of HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal people, and on research conducted by the author.
