Using Rights and the Law to Reduce Women's Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: A Discussion Paper

Using Rights and the Law to Reduce Women's Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: A Discussion Paper

Putting Third First--Critical Legal Issues and HIV/AIDS. October, 2000. Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, 484 McGill St., 4th Fl., Montreal, PQ H2Y 2H2 Canada. 36p. Write for price.
prepared by Cathi Albertyn

As with the previous paper this one was also prepared for the XIII International AIDS Conference. "The HIV/AIDS epidemic necessarily involves greater attention to gender and global inequality, and to poverty on a national and international scale." This paper has as its objective the task of beginning "to identify a variety of short-term legal and rights-based strategies that can mitigate the immediate impact of HIV/AIDS in terms of HIV prevention and improving the lives of women who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The argument will be put forth that both human rights and the law can play an important role within a wider set of national and international strategies. A recommended paper for academic research libraries.

Keywords: Women; Legal Issues; Ethical Issues; Human Rights)
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