Reading List – HIV Justice Academy

The Health Impacts of Law for People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review of Literature

https://download.ssrn.com/2024/11/11/5016325.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIL%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQC7Azsz4agSEd%2BdG9ZlTHitDuK0z7fHk82FjJbGY0G41QIgGsDnlXqcgK8yjhdZ3b6%2BuCl%2BYLhyMyUtotuO1iqu1TAqxwUI6%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAEGgwzMDg0NzUzMDEyNTciDFHHWMylbBAPY7bsKCqbBZWt89mHiHBCeSxXKpvMC03tyNxMQwYoBGFjcyiVvn5xRGetRwPF7wN3%2Fj6bPWzOGNESY08mdCBhtmfDQ954JoPihGZRB8Mbr%2FrC1jrJM0zxDHMuUHyQ8mXAvwjQT86DJWneXYEX4SXe7LI2X9CLtt0lMIIYxfzdHNcXhaOQ5COzTE83YyaYiQspYjWiWdhQVV4fXwXUZ86Oqj4jhqpmUQ%2BDG%2FJTZnHmmxQ%2F9eev0WHnr1ASDXG9%2FqlM6oJD6fm2gjKi8veFuIKaTWGYp1BSjTikZ5qSoJoVHLhRmOKCegUNB%2FRlHwUty1TCfrO2qdTmWUaRIeBOJNpJjv1hUxtfCq77wQVMB8ZA9oGbAXSSId0OqXDZ7s34ZrGDeMg0eW5t1fqEh8yD8Hz3igz3yOk44JTXZoQZv6obdHLLPlgccbS0xkckHiwCz841Kkr5Eo1l3Aam4%2Bwxem5JRwXgOUnq6tzrrVzzYzGy30Z5JGvsb%2FuKT3IOCA5BBrwzmMxSjcO2xVVAdqBHzkZ5yEEv40klRK2C2Oq7jJmp4SR1zFgi0eK992HyMBQePr0tBIi9E5azsxAuzkZpPBpXuL1nVk4fHA0Hy563BAMN9QpN6CF6bHWOTHG8qzvjZx8LcP%2FejLyzUMOjrvIle6a%2F%2F6jEdW5zjbyADbKZ2kBgJqxh%2Fy5stWh1SSdJuxtaWVbYPtZYNWp2HrOzi7KRZvBxwznMcrTga01ebHXlznULbbUEYsSXjoX%2Fm63FqCzGJbRFEchvAoluBcZWoNtjH4b6igBH7rwccOeZ%2BhvjKtyZO8y7I7bZQ6EsrTIFnhZV2wf0gsPkkO%2FsovN%2Bez1x9LRQZUc7P6XatLdAmv2RsERvJMJFjBOZnDg8nIzcJb%2Fo9cTbLAow67a5vwY6sQGYNQW6z7jTR0Lps%2BrBffVb3Z6X4jXegCfOnyH7pELqT%2BM12F%2FMb9eQWIC59XbTRHjG9U%2B7DrW%2Bre58hj59Kv4dBDZqQrLrhyFFmDUlZs4ivv%2F%2FsC%2FR2daOS8SJJjSsMLlQk7UknWYhYMBehDmiAP3yUpvdpW788FECBhH5oV60W1av65dAJyOxW6dtgi0CnrlV75sVjhY%2BGo9DwOwkv%2FEuDQYu3uO%2FiG5gqc%2BUVQ3L8oQ%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20250403T103245Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAUPUUPRWEUR6KPCCF%2F20250403%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=472ffe6b205334fe10726039079e960ccc38e3e1d9a0e8201a24ba6ece2b6879&abstractId=5016325

This review explores the complex relationship between law and health for people living with HIV, highlighting how legal frameworks impact access to care, prevention, and overall well-being. It examines key legal challenges—including criminalization, migration restrictions, privacy, and housing laws—demonstrating how these issues intersect and amplify health-related harms. By systematically analyzing global literature, the review uncovers how seemingly neutral laws disproportionately affect people with HIV, reinforcing stigma and barriers to care. The findings offer crucial insights for policymakers, legal professionals, and advocates working to address these systemic injustices.

Author: David J. Carter, Negar Jamshedi, Anthea Vogl, Rhys Evans, James Brown, Hamish Robertson & Dion Kagan (2024)

Reference: 2024

Format: Legislation and Law

Countries: Australia

Bad Blood: Criminalisation of Blood Donations by People Living with HIV

https://www.hivjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bad-Blood-September-2022.pdf

Following recent reports of blood donation-related prosecutions in Russia, Singapore, and the United States, the HIV Justice Network undertook desk-based research, collating and categorising all known country and jurisdictional laws that specifically criminalise blood donations by people living with HIV, and known prosecutions under these laws. We analysed these laws and cases using a global policy guidance and human rights law framework, informed by international and state-level scientific data assessing risks of transmission via blood transfusion.