title: British Columbia: sex workers granted standing to challenge Criminal Code.
abstract: On 12 October 2010, a majority of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia allowed the appeal of Shari Kiselbach and the Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United against Violence Society (SWUAV) regarding their standing to challenge provisions of the Criminal Code concerning prostitution.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. schu@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Sandra Ka Hon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D006801:Humans; D011477:Sex Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*