Overview
There are no HIV-specific laws or laws relating to disease in Palau’s criminal code. We are not aware of any cases of general laws being used to prosecute HIV ‘exposure’, non-disclosure, or transmission in Palau, which has had only 13 cases of HIV diagnosed as at 2017.
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Australian law firm Hall & Wilcox for their research assistance to confirm current relevant legislation.
This information was last reviewed in June 2023
