The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the future of mental health law

Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 496-498

  Bartlett, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

detention; discrimination; human rights; international law; United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Indexed keywords

ACT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 70450162815     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.09.012     Document Type: Review

References (9)

1. UN General Assembly, Doc A/61/611.
2. See. http://www.un.org/disabilities/default the United Nations site devoted to the Convention. (accessed 26.07.09). A full text of the convention is available at:
3. See, eg., United Nations, Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness, General Assembly, resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991; Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Recommendation concerning the Legal Protection of Incapable Adults, R 99(4), (1999); Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Recommendation concerning the protection of the human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder, R (2004)10, 2004.
4. For a consistent view, see Annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the General Assembly. A/HRC/10/49, presented 26 January 2009, para 48-9. See also UN, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 'Persons with Disabilities' Dignity and Justice for Detainees Week, Information Note No. 4, (2008) p. 2. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/60UDHR/detention_infonote_4.pdf. Accessed 26 July 09. interim report of the UN Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published by UN General Assembly, A/63/175 (2008), para 64.
5. Annual report, A/HRC/10/49 at para 47.
6. See, eg. Dawson J., and Szmukler G. Fusion of mental health and incapacity legislation. Br J Psychiatry 188 (2006) 504-509
7. UN Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published by UN General Assembly, A/63/175 (2008), para 57.
8. A/63/175 (2008), para 63.
9. See, eg., Ontario Consent to Treatment Act 1992, S.O. 1992, c 31.