Abstract
The spread of some illnesses between people is almost inevitable and in many circumstances it would be ludicrous to propose attaching any criminal liability. However, in the case of HIV, where successful transmission eventually causes the death of its host, and transmission methods are well known, to grant impunity to those carrying this responsibility is a difficult thing to accept. This article is an examination of the status of English law as it presently stands, where not only are remedies for assault still rooted in Victorian legislation, but also where, crucially, a case decided under Victorian morality has dogged this area of law ever since. At the eleventh hour of writing, the decision in R v Dica has turned the whole discussion upside down; and then there is the question of whether English law actually needs an HIV-specific statute.
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