Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 250 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781909726536
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781909726512
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781909726512
Language:
English
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