Capacity, participation and values in comparative legal perspective /

With contributions from an international team of experts, this collection provides a much-needed international, comparative approach to mental capacity law.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kong, Camillia (Editor ), Coggon, John (Editor ), Cooper, Penny (Editor ), Dunn, Michael (Editor ), Ruck Keene, Alex (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.
Temas:
Capacity and disability.
Mental health laws.
People with social disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
LAW / Disability.
Mental health laws
Capacity and disability
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Capacity, Participation and Values in Comparative Legal Perspective
  • Copyright information
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables and Boxes
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction: Values, Participation and Mental Capacity Laws in International Comparative Perspective
  • Introduction
  • The chapters
  • Conclusion
  • 2 Mental Capacity Law in England and Wales: A Value-Laden Jurisdiction
  • Introduction
  • Values in the legislative framing
  • The status of P's subjective values
  • P's participation in decision-making
  • Critical evaluation
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgement
  • 3 Mental Capacity Regimes Approach to Values and Participation in Proceedings Involving Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity in Scotland
  • Introduction
  • The human rights framework in Scotland and mental health and capacity law
  • Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
  • The 'incapable adult'
  • Adults with Incapacity Act principles promoting participation
  • Benefit and not best interests
  • Least restrictive option
  • The adult's voice
  • Adults with Incapacity Act and advance planning measures
  • Limitations on the adult's voice and participation
  • Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
  • Significantly impaired decision-making ability
  • Mental Health Act principles promoting participation
  • Mental Health Act and advance planning: psychiatric advance statements
  • Discussion: the presence of values
  • Conclusion
  • 4 The Fusion Approach to Mental Capacity Law in Northern Ireland: Possibilities and Challenges
  • Introduction
  • The Northern Ireland context
  • Participation and values in the development of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
  • Participation and values in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
  • Implementation and ongoing debates
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Judging Values in a Time of Transition: An Irish Perspective
  • Introduction
  • Evolving judicial values in a time of transition
  • Capacity and the role of law
  • Values in the legal process
  • Transparency in the exercise of the wardship jurisdiction
  • Participation in the judicial process
  • Values in substantive resolution
  • Values in a time of transition
  • Values in cases of conflict
  • Values in treatment withholding/withdrawal
  • Changing medical values
  • Looking forward: judicial values in the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act
  • Procedural values in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act
  • Substantive values in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act
  • Conclusion
  • 6 US Laws Relating to Decision-Making on Behalf of P
  • Introduction
  • Some aspects of federalism in the US
  • Capacity determinations
  • Appointments of guardians
  • The interests of P
  • Values in deciding for P
  • New prospects for consideration of P's current values?
  • Conclusion

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