Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.advisorSmythe, Deeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKolawole, Omowamiwaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-27T04:09:09Z
dc.date.available2015-05-27T04:09:09Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis seeks to address the question of how discriminatory practices operate against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), the effects of this discrimination on their lives and how they can be protected against such discrimination, by the law in Nigeria. In addressing this question, the legal ramifications of HIV/AIDS will be examined, from the detection and testing phase to the treatment of people known or perceived to be living with the virus and then to their legal rights, which protects them from discrimination and unfair treatment. This issue is important, as it covers a subject matter that has received little attention from the relevant authorities in Nigeria. This work seeks to contextualize the problem of stigmatization and discrimination against PLWHA by raising issues that centre on the treatment that they receive in society and how this treatment affects them, and the society at large. In addition, this question helps reveal the practices that have helped perpetuate a culture of fear, which has inadvertently contributed to the spread of HIV in Nigeria, while also depleting the number of people living with the virus. In sum, the dissertation seeks to help identify the underlying issues that drive discrimination against PLWHA and propose an effective legal framework to stem the tide, with its resultant positive gains.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKolawole, O. (2014). <i>Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12917en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKolawole, Omowamiwa. <i>"Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12917en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKolawole, O. 2014. Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kolawole, Omowamiwa AB - This thesis seeks to address the question of how discriminatory practices operate against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), the effects of this discrimination on their lives and how they can be protected against such discrimination, by the law in Nigeria. In addressing this question, the legal ramifications of HIV/AIDS will be examined, from the detection and testing phase to the treatment of people known or perceived to be living with the virus and then to their legal rights, which protects them from discrimination and unfair treatment. This issue is important, as it covers a subject matter that has received little attention from the relevant authorities in Nigeria. This work seeks to contextualize the problem of stigmatization and discrimination against PLWHA by raising issues that centre on the treatment that they receive in society and how this treatment affects them, and the society at large. In addition, this question helps reveal the practices that have helped perpetuate a culture of fear, which has inadvertently contributed to the spread of HIV in Nigeria, while also depleting the number of people living with the virus. In sum, the dissertation seeks to help identify the underlying issues that drive discrimination against PLWHA and propose an effective legal framework to stem the tide, with its resultant positive gains. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria TI - Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12917 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12917
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKolawole O. Providing an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12917en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLaw (General)en_ZA
dc.titleProviding an effective legal framework for the protection of people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeriaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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