Aids,
Law
& Human
Rights
Dr Faizan Mustafa & Abu Sufyan
The devastating effects of AIDS ;its severity ,its impact on at risk populations, the fear it has generated in the general populace, have created an enormous challenge to our political structure ,to medical science and to our health institutions and social agencies. Our public/ private health partnership is being stressed to an uncommon degree. To government ,AIDS represents a test of the social covenant to protect the health and safety of all citizenry. To medical science, AIDS heralds the onset of vacantly more complex viral diseases than any we have encountered before. To the human species, AIDS is the latest chapter in mankind's eternal struggle with infections organisms a struggle with some had thought was over.
The book analyses and examines some of the most crucial issues related to AIDS. It discusses present shape of the pandemic and its future projections. The book discusses the relationship of AIDS with other diseases. The human rights issues in combating AIDS have also been examine in details. The prevention of AIDS and laws relating to it have also been discussed. It is hoped that the book will be of immense use and help to lawyers, jurists, researchers, and students of human rights
Contents : Forward, Preface, Chapter-I Pandemic of HIV :Its Present Status And Emerging Trends .Chapter-II AIDS and Its interaction with other Diseases Chapter-III AIDS its Demographic ,Economic and Social Impact Chapter-IV AIDS and its Prevention Chapter-V AIDS: Policy and Programme Issues Chapter-VI HIV /AIDS Law Chapter-VII AIDS and Human Rights Appendix -A Paris AIDS Summit (December 1,1994 Declaration) Appendix -B United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution on HIV/AIDS (Resolution 1994/49 adopted on March 4,1994) Appendix -C United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution on HIV/AIDS (Resolution 1995/44 adopted on 3 March 1995) Appendix -D The United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Resolutions on Discrimination in the context of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus Syndrome (AIDS) (Resolution 1995/21 adopted on 24 August 1995 ) Appendix -E Guidance on Ethical Aspects of HIV infection and AIDS Statement issued by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom Appendix -F The Indian Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention Bill 1989 Bibliography
The Authors:
Dr. Faizan Mustafa is a young scholar of great promise. He is presently working as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law of Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. Mustafa has brilliant academic record with a Gold Medal at LL.M. He also has a diploma in International & Comparative Human Rights from International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France. He has authored four books and contributed a large number of articles in leading law journals of India and abroad. One of his article has been quoted by the Indian Supreme Court in its decision on "right to die". Dr. Mustafa has participated in number of National and International conferences and has visited a large number of counties. He is also actively associated with the Human Rights Movement and was invited for consultation on "Draft Asian Human Rights Charter" by the Asian Human Right Commission, Hong Kong.
Dr. Mustafa has been offered visiting professorship in number of institutions and has been appointed as the Director, International College of Law & Business Administration, Ajman, U.A.E. He has also been offered full Professorship in Ethiopia.
Mr. Abu Sufyan is a young researcher in the area of Law and Human Rights. He has qualified University Grant Commission, New Delhi's National Education Test and is presently pursuing his research in Aligarh Muslim University ,Aligarh.