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Drug treatment courts in Canada: an evidence-based review – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 12(2/3)

Drug treatment courts, which are judicially mandated treatment alternatives to the incarceration of illicit drug offenders, were introduced in Canada in late 1998. Recent announcements from the federal government suggest that the drug treatment court model will continue to operate and expand in a number of Canadian jurisdictions. Two major evaluations of these programs – … Read more

Legal Network News 29 – January 2008

FEATURES Women’s rights consultation in Johannesburg Going global: AIDS law portal project lifts off MOVING ON Leon Mar KUDOS Thomas Kerr MEDIA SCAN IN BRIEF Human rights guidelines for pharmaceutical companies Legal Network supports Caribbean activist coalition World Bank conference in Uzbekistan Communicating harm reduction Counterfeit drug strategy? NEW THIS QUARTER

HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 12(2/3) December 2007

FEATURES Legislation contagion: the spread of problematic new HIV laws in Western Africa Drug treatment courts in Canada: an evidence-based review Use of soft law to address HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Supervised injection facility granted another temporary extension; legal action launched First test of WTO mechanism for procuring generic medicines under compulsory licence, … Read more

Use of soft law to address HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 12(2/3)

Non-binding agreements, or “soft law,” have played a role in influencing government policy and reducing HIV vulnerability among construction workers in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia. In this article, David Patterson et al. state that soft law sometimes offers advantages over treaty law, but that challenges remain in the implementation of soft law. … Read more

Forced HIV Testing: Questions and Answers

Many Canadian provinces have passed legislation that authorizes testing someone for HIV without his or her consent. This document provides information about occupational exposure to HIV, and the legal and human rights concerns raised by forced HIV testing.

Hard Time: HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Programming for Prisoners in Canada

The goal of this report is to encourage and aid prison systems, other sectors of government, non-governmental and community organizations, and prisoners themselves in responding to the challenges of HIV and HCV, particularly with respect to prevention. This report is intended to fulfill this goal by increasing: knowledge and understanding of legal and human rights … Read more