Mental disability and the European Convention on Human Rights /
Bartlett, Peter.
Mental disability and the European Convention on Human Rights / by Peter Bartlett, Oliver Lewis, and Oliver Thorold ; foreword by Sir Nicolas Bratza. - 1 online resource. - Nijhoff eBook titles 2007 . - International Studies in Human Rights 90. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004222892. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Chapter 1. Introduction: the European Convention on Human Rights and Mental Disability -- Chapter 2. Admission to and Discharge from Psychiatricand Related Institutions -- Chapter 3. Inside Institutions: Institutional Standards and Institutional Controls -- Chapter 4. Medical Treatment -- Chapter 5. Life and Death -- Chapter 6. Legal Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making -- Chapter 7. Participation in Society -- Chapter 8. Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights -- Chapter 9. Representing People with Mental Disabilities -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Mental disability has come of age as a subject of concern under the European Convention on Human Rights. It was only in 1979 that the first significant decision of the ECHR was decided on the subject, and after that, cases were relatively few for many years. It is only recently that this has begun to change. This volume provides an account of where the law currently stands and speculation as to how it may develop. The initial chapters deal with substantive aspects of Convention rights (including issues of detention in institutions, conditions within institutions, medical treatment, problems associated with guardianship and others). The final two chapters move to discuss the practicalities of litigation. The book concludes with a number of appendices (primarily the primary international legal materials of relevance to mental disability rights under the ECHR, and the relevant recommendations and principles from the Council of Europe). It is hoped that this volume, in addition to shedding light on where the law currently stands, will offer practical guidance to lawyers concerning the mechanics of representing people with mental disabilities.
9789047411154
10.1163/ej.9789004154230.i-382 DOI
2006287603
101295747 DNLM B0616421 bccb
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)
Mentally Disabled Persons--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Europese conventie tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden.
Geestelijk gehandicapten.
Mensenrechten.
Health Policy--Europe.
Human Rights--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Mental health laws--European Union countries.
Mentally ill--Civil rights--European Union countries.
Mentally ill--Commitment and detention--European Union countries.
Psychiatric hospitals--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
KJC1020 / .B37 2007
323.3
2007 C-823 WM 32 GA1 / B291m 2007
Mental disability and the European Convention on Human Rights / by Peter Bartlett, Oliver Lewis, and Oliver Thorold ; foreword by Sir Nicolas Bratza. - 1 online resource. - Nijhoff eBook titles 2007 . - International Studies in Human Rights 90. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004222892. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Chapter 1. Introduction: the European Convention on Human Rights and Mental Disability -- Chapter 2. Admission to and Discharge from Psychiatricand Related Institutions -- Chapter 3. Inside Institutions: Institutional Standards and Institutional Controls -- Chapter 4. Medical Treatment -- Chapter 5. Life and Death -- Chapter 6. Legal Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making -- Chapter 7. Participation in Society -- Chapter 8. Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights -- Chapter 9. Representing People with Mental Disabilities -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Mental disability has come of age as a subject of concern under the European Convention on Human Rights. It was only in 1979 that the first significant decision of the ECHR was decided on the subject, and after that, cases were relatively few for many years. It is only recently that this has begun to change. This volume provides an account of where the law currently stands and speculation as to how it may develop. The initial chapters deal with substantive aspects of Convention rights (including issues of detention in institutions, conditions within institutions, medical treatment, problems associated with guardianship and others). The final two chapters move to discuss the practicalities of litigation. The book concludes with a number of appendices (primarily the primary international legal materials of relevance to mental disability rights under the ECHR, and the relevant recommendations and principles from the Council of Europe). It is hoped that this volume, in addition to shedding light on where the law currently stands, will offer practical guidance to lawyers concerning the mechanics of representing people with mental disabilities.
9789047411154
10.1163/ej.9789004154230.i-382 DOI
2006287603
101295747 DNLM B0616421 bccb
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)
Mentally Disabled Persons--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Mentally Ill Persons--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Europese conventie tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden.
Geestelijk gehandicapten.
Mensenrechten.
Health Policy--Europe.
Human Rights--legislation & jurisprudence--Europe.
Mental health laws--European Union countries.
Mentally ill--Civil rights--European Union countries.
Mentally ill--Commitment and detention--European Union countries.
Psychiatric hospitals--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
KJC1020 / .B37 2007
323.3
2007 C-823 WM 32 GA1 / B291m 2007