Weait Matthew - Intimacy And Responsibility The Criminalisation Of Hiv Transmission - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In what circumstances and on what basis should those who transmit serious diseases to their sexual partners be criminalised? In this new book Matthew Weait uses English case law as the basis of a more general and critical analysis of the response of the criminal courts to those who have been convicted of transmitting HIV during sex. Examining cases and engaging with the socio - cultural dimensions of HIV/ AIDS and sexuality he provides readers with an important insight into the way in which the criminal courts construct the concepts of harm risk causation blame and responsibility. Taking into account the socio - cultural issues surrounding HIV/ AIDS and their interaction with the law Weait has written an excellent book for postgraduate and undergraduate law and criminology students studying criminal law theory the trial process offences against the person and the politics of criminalisation. The book will also be of interest to health professionals working in the field of HIV/ AIDS genito - urinary medicine who want to understand the issues that may face their clients and patients.
Title: Intimacy And Responsibility The Criminalisation Of Hiv Transmission
Author(s): Weait Matthew
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781904385707
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 12/7/2007
Category: Social Law