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.