Publications

In 2002, over five years after the release of the “HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Final Report” (see Related Publications, below) and 10 years after Correctional Service Canada created the Expert Committee on AIDS and Prisons, it is time to assess whether the call for action made in the Final Report has been heard, and to document … Read more

The paper attempts to determine how health-care and service providers confront ethical dilemmas on a practical level; and to provide, based on their responses, a general set of ethical decision-making guidelines.

These questions and answers explain how forced HIV testing is a serious violation of constitutional rights and rules of professional ethics. They also provide information about occupational exposure to HIV, about how information about the source person can – and cannot – help the exposed worker, and about better ways to respond to occupational exposure … Read more

FEATURES HIV Vaccines: Current Challenges and Future Directions Drug Policy in Canada – The Way Forward HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination – The Epidemic Continues HIV/AIDS in Prisons: More New Developments HIV Vaccines in Canada: Legal and Ethical Issues – An Overview CANADIAN NEWS New Immigration Law Comes into Effect As Regulations Finalized Government Delays Release … Read more

This background paper is designed to provide a detailed analysis of the major legal and ethical issues related to the development and delivery of an HIV vaccine in Canada. For a shorter and more accessible examination of the topics discussed in this paper, readers should consult “HIV Vaccines in Canada: Legal and Ethical Issues – … Read more

Para contribuir al desarrollo de una política pública consistente, en el presente documento: se proponen algunos principios que deberían guiar las concepciones y el desarrollo de leyes y políticas sobre la cuestión del derecho penal y el VIH/SIDA; se identifican una serie de consideraciones de política pública que los Estados deberían tener en cuenta al … Read more

To assist in the development of sound public policy, this paper, prepared for UNAIDS: proposes some principles that should guide thinking about, and development of, law and policy on the question of criminal law and HIV/AIDS; identifies a number of public policy considerations that states should take into account when making decisions about the use … Read more

This overview is designed to provide a summary of the major legal and ethical issues related to the development and delivery of an HIV vaccine in Canada. The main target audience is people working in community-based HIV/AIDS organizations. Secondary target audiences are researchers working on HIV vaccines and government officials working in HIV/AIDS. The overview … Read more

This info sheet summarizes the main findings of a November 2002 report by the Legal Network, entitled “Action on HIV/AIDS in Prisons: Too Little, Too Late — A Report Card”