SOC309Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sexual Assault, Murder, Sex Offender
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C(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)alizatio(cid:374) of hiv no(cid:374)-dis(cid:272)losu(cid:396)e: the li(cid:373)its of the. Promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to hiv/aids through research, legal and policy analysis, education, and community mobilization. In canada, a person living with hiv can be prosecuted for not disclosing his/her hiv+ status before engaging in a sexual activity that represents a realistic possibility of hiv transmission. *law is focused on revealing your hiv status and not on the actual transmission of the disease. People can be prosecuted even if the virus is not transmitted and no physical harm occurs. If convicted for not disclosing, a person living with hiv will spend time in jail and be registered as a sex offender. 1988: first criminal charges for hiv exposure or transmission. 1998: supreme court of canada case r. v. cuerrier: dis(cid:272)losu(cid:396)e is (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)ed if (cid:862)sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:396)isk of se(cid:396)ious (cid:271)odil(cid:455) ha(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:863) aggravated (sexual) assault.
