HIV/AIDS and the Law and Practice2002 - AIDS (Disease) - 402 pages This paper summarizes the current law, practice and international best practice, conventions and guidelines affecting HIV/AIDS issues and highlights the issues and options available for Malawi. |
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... wife and conversely that she can never refuse her consent . In one case it is reported that a wife was fined by a Court in Malawi for refusing to have sex with a TB suffering husband . It appears the exception in cases of sickness ...
... wife and conversely that she can never refuse her consent . In one case it is reported that a wife was fined by a Court in Malawi for refusing to have sex with a TB suffering husband . It appears the exception in cases of sickness ...
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... wife in order that the wife may become pregnant . They do not do any test to determine who is sterile . The normal cultural belief is that it is the man who is sterile . This is a difficult area because it is done with full consent of ...
... wife in order that the wife may become pregnant . They do not do any test to determine who is sterile . The normal cultural belief is that it is the man who is sterile . This is a difficult area because it is done with full consent of ...
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... wife cannot lawfully withhold sexual intercourse from her husband ( see Chigawa Report ) . There are several issues of a human rights nature that are attached to this rule . The first one is that it affects the relating power of men and ...
... wife cannot lawfully withhold sexual intercourse from her husband ( see Chigawa Report ) . There are several issues of a human rights nature that are attached to this rule . The first one is that it affects the relating power of men and ...
Contents
Customary Law Religious Practice and other Practices | 6 |
Other Practices | 14 |
International Best Practice Conventions and guidelines | 21 |
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