Abstract
Much of the criticism addressed at laws criminalising HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure assume the legitimacy of treating HIV as a harm with which the criminal law should necessarily be concerned. Using theoretical perspectives drawn from actor network theory and posthumanism, this essay suggests that this assumption may be challenged, and that doing so has the potential to combat discrimination against those living with HIV and AIDS.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Criminalising Contagion |
| Subtitle of host publication | Legal and Ethical Challenges of Disease Transmission and the Criminal Law |
| Editors | Catherine Stanton, Hannah Quirk |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 18-34 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-107-09182-5 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | Cambridge Bioethics and Law |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Keywords
- HIV
- criminal law
- public health
- posthumanism
- Actor-Network Theory
- harm
- criminalisation
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