Mental illness, human rights and the law / Brendan D. Kelly.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : RCPsych Publications, 2016Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 250 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781909726536 (ebook)
- 344.404/4 23
- K3608 .K45 2016
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This book explores the law relating to the right to liberty of people with mental illness and international human rights standards. It is also a manifesto for change, urging reconsideration of the protection and promotion of the human rights of people with mental illness. Covers all UK jurisdictions plus Ireland.
Human rights and mental illness -- Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007 : England and Wales -- Fusing mental health and capacity legislation : Northern Ireland -- Mental Health Act 2001 : Ireland -- The challenges of reform : Scotland -- Structural violence, power and mental illness -- Conclusions : fighting for rights.
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