Publication Topic : HIV Criminalization
Annual Report 2012–2013
Our latest annual report highlights our work between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013.
The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure: Recommendations for police
Submissions to the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Diversity Committee by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, February 2013 These submissions are informed by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network’s and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario’s (HALCO) extensive experience in working on the issue of the … Read more
HIV non-disclosure and criminal law: Implications of recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions for people living with HIV
On October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decisions in the cases of Mabior and D.C. The Court decided that people living with HIV have a legal duty, under the criminal law, to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before having sex that poses a “realistic possibility” of HIV transmission. Not … Read more
HIV non-disclosure and the criminal law: An analysis of two recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada
On October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decisions in the cases of Mabior and D.C. The Court decided that people living with HIV have a legal duty, under the criminal law, to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before having sex that poses a “realistic possibility” of HIV transmission. Not … Read more
HIV non-disclosure and the criminal law: A summary of two recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada
On October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released important decisions in two cases of HIV non-disclosure; namely, R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C. Mabior is a man who had sex with several women without disclosing his HIV-positive status. D.C. is a woman who had sex with her abusive former partner once before … Read more