Reconstructing Mental Health Law And Policy
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Author | : Nicola Glover-Thomas |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2002-07 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780406946775 |
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A critical, in-depth analysis of the development of contemporary mental health law in its social and political contexts.
Author | : Peter Bartlett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 735 |
Release | : 2007-03-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 019927827X |
Download Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Examining the legal structure of the mental health system, this book explains the legal principles. It places them in the context of their practical application, the realities of patient life, and the complexities of organising care. This edition gives an analysis of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 and the Draft Mental Health Bill.
Author | : John Q. LaFond |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 1992-06-18 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0198022204 |
Download Back to the Asylum Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of "law and order" in the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual. This compelling book recounts how and why mental health law is being reshaped to safeguard society rather than mentally ill citizens. The authors, both experts in the field, convincingly demonstrate how rapidly changing American values ignited two very different visions of justice for the mentally ill. They argue that during the "Liberal era"-- from 1960 to 1980-- Americans staunchly supported civil liberties for all, particularly for disadvantaged citizens like the mentally ill. Also, criminal law provided ample opportunities for mentally ill offenders to avoid criminal punishment for their crimes, and restrictive civil commitment laws made it difficult to hospitalize the mentally disabled against their will. During the "Neoconservative era"--from 1980 on-- however, the public demanded new laws as a result of the rise in crime and the increasing number of homeless in communities. These changes make it much more difficult for mentally ill offenders to escape criminal blame and far easier to put disturbed citizens into hospitals against their will. Back to the Asylum accurately describes how this abrupt shift in from protecting individual rights to protecting the community has had a major impact on the mentally ill. It examines these legal changes in their broader social context and offers a provocative analysis of these law reforms. Finally, this timely work forecasts the future of mental health law and policy as America enters the twenty-first century.
Author | : Lucas Lixinski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2021-04-08 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108861369 |
Download Legalized Identities Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Cultural heritage is a feature of transitioning societies, from museums commemorating the end of a dictatorship to adding places like the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to the World Heritage List. These processes are governed by specific laws, and yet transitional justice discourses tend to ignore law's role, assuming that memory in transition emerges organically. This book debunks this assumption, showing how cultural heritage law is integral to what memory and cultural identity is possible in transition. Lixinski attempts to reengage with the original promise of transitional justice: to pragmatically advance societies towards a future where atrocities will no longer happen. The promise in the UNESCO Constitution of lasting peace through cultural understanding is possible through focusing on the intersection of cultural heritage law and transitional justice, as Lixinski shows in this ground-breaking book.
Author | : Bernadette McSherry |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2010-08-16 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1847315968 |
Download Rethinking Rights-Based Mental Health Laws Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Mental health laws exist in many countries to regulate the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses. 'Rights-based legalism' is a term used to describe mental health laws that refer to the rights of individuals with mental illnesses somewhere in their provisions. The advent of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities makes it timely to rethink the way in which the rights of individuals to autonomy and liberty are balanced against state interests in protecting individuals from harm to self or others. This collection addresses some of the current issues and problems arising from rights-based mental health laws. The chapters have been grouped in five parts as follows: - Historical Foundations - The International Human Rights Framework and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Gaps Between Law and Practice - Review Processes and the Role of Tribunals - Access to Mental Health Services Many of the chapters in this collection emphasise the importance of moving away from the limitations of a negative rights approach to mental health laws towards more positive rights of social participation. While the law may not always be the best way through which to alleviate social and personal predicaments, legislation is paramount for the functioning of the mental health system. The aim of this collection is to encourage the enactment of legal provisions governing treatment, detention and care that are workable and conform to international human rights documents.
Author | : Jonathan Garton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1181 |
Release | : 2015-08-13 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 110710548X |
Download Moffat's Trusts Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Detailed, thorough and authoritative new edition of Moffat's Trusts Law.
Author | : Peter Bartlett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 711 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0199661502 |
Download Mental Health Law: Policy and Practice Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This text provides a detailed overview of mental health law and the socio-legal, historical, sociological, and cultural issues related to them. The role of the law and medical treatments in regulating and controlling deviance are explored alongside the fundamental rights and liberties of some of society's most vulnerable people.
Author | : Carol Harlow |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 957 |
Release | : 2021-07-22 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1107149843 |
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Contains a full account of administrative law in the context of social, political and economic forces shaping the law.
Author | : John Q. La Fond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Mental health laws |
ISBN | : 9780197705698 |
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Author | : Sally Sheldon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2022-11-17 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108754686 |
Download The Abortion Act 1967 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Abortion Act 1967 may be the most contested law in UK history, sitting on a fault line between the shifting tectonic plates of a rapidly transforming society. While it has survived repeated calls for its reform, with its text barely altered for over five decades, women's experiences of accessing abortion services under it have evolved considerably. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, this book explores how the Abortion Act was given meaning by a diverse cast of actors including women seeking access to services, doctors and service providers, campaigners, judges, lawyers, and policy makers. By adopting an innovative biographical approach to the law, the book shows that the Abortion Act is a 'living law'. Using this historically grounded socio-legal approach, this enlightening book demonstrates how the Abortion Act both shaped and was shaped by a constantly changing society.