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 Mental Disability and the European Convention on Human Rights

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-l)   (260K)
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    • Contents
    • About the Authors
    • About the Artists
    • Acknowledgements
    • Foreword
    • Table of Cases from the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission of Human Rights
    • Table of International Instruments and Documents
    • List of Abbreviations
    • Note on Language and Terminology
  • Introduction: the European Convention on Human Rights and Mental Disability (1-30)   (266K)
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    • People with Mental Disabilities
    • Applicable Domestic Law
    • The European Convention on Human Rights
    • The ECHR and the Human Rights Context
    • The Potential to Make a Difference
  • Admission to and Discharge from Psychiatricand Related Institutions (31-74)   (348K)
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    • Introduction and Overview
    • Deprivation of Liberty
    • Exceptions to the Right to Liberty
    • Discharge/Release from Hospital and Challenging Detention
  • Inside Institutions: Institutional Standards and Institutional Controls (75-110)   (336K)
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    • The Legal Framework
    • Human Rights and Institutional Standards
    • Control and Over-Control of Residents
    • Privacy
    • The Duty of the State
  • Medical Treatment (111-136)   (255K)
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    • Introduction
    • A Right to Minimal Treatment?
    • Controls on Overly Intrusive Treatment
    • Involuntary Treatment and the Right to Consent and Refuse
  • Life and Death (137-148)   (177K)
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    • Introduction
    • ECHR Duty to Prevent Deaths
    • Investigations of Death ECHR Requirements
  • Legal Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making (149-176)   (255K)
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    • Introduction
    • Definitions, and the Meaning of Functional Incapacity
    • Positive Duty to Protect
    • Guardianship as a Human Rights Issue
    • Recommendation R(99)4: Principles Concerning the Legal Protection of Incapable Adults
    • The Need for a Flexible Approach
    • Procedural Aspects of Legal Incapacity and Guardianship
    • Choosing a Guardian
    • Periodic Review of Guardianship
    • Concluding Remarks
  • Participation in Society (177-204)   (270K)
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    • Introduction
    • Right to Community Integration
    • Right to Education
    • Right to Property
    • Right to Marry, to Found a Family, and to Respect of Family Life
    • Right to Associate
    • Right to Work
    • Discussion
  • Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights (205-234)   (271K)
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    • Domestic Proceedings
    • Victim Status
    • Grounds for Declaring a Case Inadmissible
    • Applying to the Court
    • Anonymity and Confidentiality
    • Procedure from Application to Admissibility
    • Effective Exercise of the Right of Application
    • Costs
    • Third Party Interventions
    • Interim Measures
    • Friendly Settlement
    • Striking Out
    • Judgment and Remedies
    • Enforcement of Judgments
  • Representing People with Mental Disabilities (235-252)   (204K)
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    • The Lawyers Role
    • Clients Who Lack Capacity to Instruct a Lawyer
    • Representation and the ECHR
    • Another Model?
  • Conclusion (253-262)   (163K)
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    • Conclusion
  • Appendices (263-370)   (542K)
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    • Appendix 1
    • Appendix 2
    • Appendix 3
    • Appendix 4
    • Appendix 5
    • Appendix 6
    • Appendix 7
  • Index (371-382)   (179K)