Aids: A Guide to the Law

ISBN-13: 9780415096997 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 208 str.

Richard Haigh; Richard Haigh

Opis

This guide to the legal aspects of AIDS has been thoroughly revised. Written by experienced legal professionals under the auspices of Britain's major AIDS charity, it addresses areas of the law affected by AIDS, including: insurance, housing, employment, children and young people, and immigration. It examines all the legal needs of people with AIDS and HIV infection. The book includes a section on the medico-legal aspects of AIDS (such as antibody testing and the subject of informed consent) and a chapter on the legal and practical steps towards setting up a voluntary or charitable organization. Concise and accessible, this guide should be useful to counsellors, health and social workers, lawyers, welfare agency advisors and anyone who needs a legal rights guide to AIDS.

Recenzje

`indispensable resource for those who work in health care and social care agencies involved in the support of individuals infected by HIV and, indeed, anyone who needs a guide to legal rights in relation to HIV ... well-focused style highlights key issues and leads the reader through the current debates ... new edition of this important text continues to be well deserving of a wide readership.' - Nursing Times.

`This is a fascinating book, important for all educators and counsellors in the field of AIDS.' Dr Adriaan Visser, Patient Education and Counselling

`This is a thorough, practical volume which contains an immense amount of useful information. Any nurse, doctor or other health professional who has the care of patients with HIV disease should possess a copy of this book.' - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Spis treści

Introduction Dai Harris 1. Children, Young People and HIV Infection Simmy Viinikka 2. The Criminal Law and HIV Infection Angus Hamilton 3. HIV and Employment Bernard Richmond 4. Housing Law and People with HIV Infection Ginny O'Brien, Jane Carter and David Ward 5. AIDS and Immigration Wesley Gryk 6. AIDS and Insurance eter Roth and Wesley Gryk 7. Medico-Legal Aspects of HIV Infection and Disease C.A.M.E d'Aca and Timothy Costello 8.HIV, Prisons and Prisoners' Rights Una Padel 9. Legal Structures and Responsibilities of Voluntary Organisations Timothy Costello 10. Powers of Attorney, Wills and Probate Nigel Clarke

O autorze

Richard Haigh, Dai Harris