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Comparative study on discrimination against persons with HIV or AIDS

Title: Comparative study on discrimination against persons with HIV or AIDS / study by the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne (Switzerland), under the auspices of the Council of Europe.
Publication: Strasbourg : The Council, 1993.

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509 pages; 30 cm

Summary

The development of AIDS and the policy pursued by various national authorities have considerable implications in terms of respect for the human rights of HIV-positive persons and AIDS sufferers. One of the main problems is discrimination against persons with AIDS or the HIV virus, whether by the authorities or private individuals. In this study, conducted by the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law at the request of The Steering Committee for Human Rights (CCDH) of the Council of Europe, the situation of HIV and AIDS sufferers in some of the Member States of the Council of Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) were investigated. However, identified cases of discrimination are listed by situation rather than by country, focussing on some 15 areas in which the risk of discrimination is particularly high. In order of presentation, they are: epidemiological measures, confidentiality, criminal law, family law, social insurance, private insurance, the status of foreigners, labour law, public service, housing, education, health, the armed forces and social life. The research was based on legislative texts available at the Institute's library, but above all on correspondence and occasional telephone conversations and interviews with persons in various capacities concerned with the AIDS phenomenon. These include members of parliament, ombudsmen, health and justice ministries, hospitals, social services, universities, data protection offices, AIDS victims' associations, professional bodies (doctors, dentists, lawyers and insurers), trade unions and the press. The authors warn, however, that despite their efforts they were unable to obtain information from each country on all the areas under study and, consequently no tacit conclusions may be deduced from the fact that one study does not mention any negative situation in this or that area in respect of a given country.

Alternative Title

Discrimination against persons with HIV or AIDS

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Includes bibliographical references.

LCCN

95205350

OCLC

ocm33244616
33244616
SCSB-9601016

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Princeton University Library