Addressing HIV Risk Behaviours: A Role for Public Health Legislation and Policy
This document explores the role of public health law, including coercive interventions, in addressing behaviours that carry a significant risk of transmitting HIV.
Publication Language: English
Malawi’s Marital Property Law: Questions & Answers
How the property of couples is administered, owned and distributed at the end of a marriage has considerable relevance in the context of HIV/AIDS, especially in Malawi where women represent almost 60 percent of those over the age of 15 who are infected. Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Trust — Malawi (WLSA-Malawi) is … Read more
Responding to the Criminalization of HIV Transmission or Exposure: Resources for lawyers and advocates
In response to the increasing use of criminal law internationally, as well as to the great need to develop tools for lawyers representing people living with HIV, this resource kit provides both informative documentation to support lawyers in the preparation of their cases and selected publications that can ultimately be presented in court.