The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and mental health law, and the changing attitudes which have led to the recognition of a right to demand treatment internationally. Weller discusses the ability of those with mental health problems to use advance directives to make a choice about what treatment they receive in the future, should they still be unable to decide for themselves.
Key Features
- New perspectives offered by the Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
- Exploration of mental health law from a variety of international perspectives including: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
- Case studies indicating how human rights perspectives are shifting mental health law.
- Topics covered include refusing treatment, new approaches in human rights, international perspectives in mental health law, and the right to demand treatment.
Additional Information
The text will appeal to legal and mental health professionals as well as academics studying mental health law, and policy makers.
