Rethinking Rights-Based Mental Health Laws
Mental health laws exist in many countries to regulate the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses. 'Rights-based legalism' is a term used to describe mental health laws that refer to the rights of individuals with mental illnesses somewhere in their provisions. The advent of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities makes it timely to rethink the way in which the rights of individuals to autonomy and liberty are balanced against state interests in protecting individuals from harm to self or others.This collection addresses some of the current issues and problems arising…
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Weitere Autoren: Weller, Penny (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84731-596-0
- EAN: 9781847315960
- Produktnummer: 17208338
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'155 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Bernadette McSherry is ARC Federation Fellow, and Professor of Law at Monash University Penelope Weller is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the ARC Federation Fellowship at Monash University
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