“Making the law work for the HIV response: A snapshot of selected laws that support or block universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support” is a compilation of some of the laws that can help create a legal envorinment which enable universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support (protective laws) or that can block such access for people living with HIV, sex workers and their clients, men who have sex with men and people who use drugs (punitive laws). Corrections to the information are welcome and will be reflected in any future updates of the document.