AEGiS-BKREV: AIDS and the Law: 1998-2 Cumulative Supplement, 3rd ed.

(BKREV) AIDS and the Law: 1998-2 Cumulative Supplement, 3rd ed.

Panel Publishers, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. 166p., index. ISBN 0-7355-0199-8. Check with publisher for price.
edited by David W. Webber. 1998.

AIDS and the Law, formerly published by John Wiley, has become an authoritative, legal handbook. AIDS is becoming less feared, which may be good or bad. It is better understood but still not fully understood by our young people. There is still much to be done to make sure that those with HIV can continue to have productive lives. There are optimistic new treatments that have increased the life expectancy of those who are HIV positive. Unfortunately, however, the current increase of AIDS in the poor, African-Americans, and drug users are still a big concern. Testing for the HIV virus is still a hot topic in the U. S. Congress and with state legislators. The legal issues are still there and present problems, some of which are still to be investigated. Confidentiality is a big issue as are victims of crimes because of HIV status.

This cumulative supplement adds to material in the main volume in order to keep all issues as up to date as possible. It, also, includes new material, especially in the area of Criminal Law where hate crime legislation is being hotly debated. The parent volume and its supplements are highly recommended for all academic and large public libraries, and, of course, for all law libraries.

Keywords: Law and Legislation

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Copyright © 1999 - The University of Illinois at Chicago. All materials in the journal are subject to copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and may be reprinted or redistributed for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other reprinting, redistribution, or translation, address requests to H. Robert Malinowsky, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, PO Box 8198, Chicago, IL 60680 or electronically to hrm@uic.edu.

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