International human rights and mental disability law : when the silenced are heard / Michael L. Perlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perlin, Michael L., 1946-

Series:

American Psychology-Law Society series.

American Psychology-Law Society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health laws.

People with mental disabilities--Civil rights.

People with mental disabilities.

Insanity (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

International human rights law in perspective : legal issues and social constructs: International human rights in legal perspective ; Sanism and pretextuality ; Dignity

Mental disability law in a comparative law context

The use of mental disability law to suppress political dissent

The universal factors

The application of international human rights law to mental disability law : specific contexts: Law school pedagogy ; Expert evidence law ; psychotherapist-patient law ; Corrections law

The UN Convention : the impact of the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons and Disabilities on international mental disability law

The UN Convention : the role of counsel

A disability rights tribunal for Asia and the Pacific

Therapeutic jurisprudence

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045305-2

1-283-16466-3

9786613164667

0-19-987512-X

OCLC:

780590271