title: Federal Court dismisses appeal in permanent residence case, says personal commitments to pay for HIV treatment are unenforceable.
abstract: On 16 February 2010, the Federal Court dismissed the judicial review application of Al-Karim Ebrahim Rashid on the basis that personal commitments to pay for required health services such as HIV treatment are non-enforceable.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. schu@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Sandra Ka Hon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents