| Autor: |
Bernadette McSherry |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Laws, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 125-138 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2075-471X |
| DOI: |
10.3390/laws4020125 |
| Popis: |
Neuroscientific endeavours to uncover the causes of severe mental impairments may be viewed as supporting arguments for capacity-based mental health laws that enable compulsory detention and treatment. This article explores the tensions between clinical, human rights and legal concepts of “capacity”. It is argued that capacity-based mental health laws, rather than providing a progressive approach to law reform, may simply reinforce presumptions that those with mental impairments completely lack decision-making capacity and thereby should not be afforded legal capacity. A better approach may be to shift the current focus on notions of capacity to socio-economic obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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