Mental Disability And The European Convention On Human Rights

Author : Peter Bartlett
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 900415423X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Disability And the European Convention on Human Rights written by Peter Bartlett and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Michael L. Perlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195393236
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law written by Michael L. Perlin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability law, including lack of comprehensive legislation and of independent counsel; inadequate care; poor or nonexistent community programming; and inhumane forensic systems.

Author : Clements, Luke
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1861344252
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disabled People and European Human Rights written by Clements, Luke and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2003-02-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, there has been increasing recognition of the ways in which disabled children and adults have been denied human and civil rights that others take for granted. In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in the United Kingdom. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. The book provides a clear and accessible account of the potential of the Human Rights Act to make a positive difference in relation to issues that have been identified through research, policy development and political debate as significant in the lives of disabled people.

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who gets to decide? written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The right of persons with disabilities to make choices about their lives and enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others is one of the most significant human rights issues in Europe today. Being recognised as someone who can make decisions is instrumental in taking control over one’s life and participating in society with others. This Issue Paper describes the challenges faced by Council of Europe member states in dealing with the issue. These include the flaws of current guardianship systems and procedures, the automatic loss of human rights of those placed under guardianship regimes and the pressing need to develop support alternatives giving persons with disabilities equal opportunities to shape their life paths. The paper outlines the applicable international human rights framework, including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. It concludes with examples of good practice to show the way forward. The Commissioner’s Recommendations on legal capacity are published at the beginning of the document.

Author : Felicity Callard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119945828
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law written by Felicity Callard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents the role that law can play, at all levels, in combating such discrimination and abuse.

Author : Ilias Bantekas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192538683
Total Pages : 1460 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities written by Ilias Bantekas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 1460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise is a detailed article-by-article examination of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Each article of the CRPD contains a methodical analysis of the preparatory works, followed by an exhaustive examination of the contents of each article based on case law and concluding observations from the CRPD Committee, judgments from national and international courts and tribunals, pertinent UN and other reports, the key literature on the article under review. The volume features commentary from a broad range of scholars across a variety of disciplines in order to provide a comprehensive study of the legal, psychological, education, sociological, and other aspects of the CPRD. This encyclopaedic commentary on the CRPD effectively covers all the issues arising from international disability law and practice, and will be an ideal resource for all working in the field.

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The right of people with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognising the right to live in the community is about enabling people to live their lives to their fullest within society and access the public sphere. A precondition for anyone to enjoy all their human rights, this right is taken for granted by the majority of the population, but is often denied to persons with disabilities, who are instead placed in segregated institutions or in settings which isolate them from the rest of the community. This Issue Paper describes the challenges faced by Council of Europe member states in complying with this right. It traces the right of people with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community to its origins in the most fundamental human rights standards both within the Council of Europe and United Nations systems. The paper draws on Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to identify the various forms that violations of this right can take, and provides guidance for community-based responses governed by choice, in order to achieve inclusion and participation. The paper shows the link between the right to live in the community and other rights, notably the rightto equal recognition before the law (legal capacity). The Issue Paper ends with a sample of indicators and guidance questions to assess the transition from violationto implementation of the right to live in the community. The Commissioner’s recommendations on the right to live independently and be included in the community are published at the beginning of the document.

Author : Margaret G. Wachenfeld
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788789040301
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The human rights of the mentally ill in Europe written by Margaret G. Wachenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lives of the mentally ill.

Author : Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900418080X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities written by Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities from the global, European and Scandinavian perspectives and the challenge of transposing its provisions into national law. It marks the coming of age of disabilty as a core human rights concern.

Author : Mary Lou Breslin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004478965
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disability Rights Law and Policy: International and National Perspectives written by Mary Lou Breslin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the extraordinary success of the international political movement of people with disabilities to include disability as a human rights issue. The authors are renowned disability rights attorneys, university professors, and activists who practice, teach and work internationally. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.