Querying the Call to Introduce Mental Capacity Testing to Mental Health Law: Does the Doctrine of Necessity Provide an Alternative?

Trends in international human rights law have challenged States globally to rethink involuntary mental health interventions from a non-discrimination perspective. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in particular prohibits laws that discriminate on the bas...

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Main Authors: Piers Gooding, Eilionóir Flynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/4/2/245