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Citation |
Lewis O, Campbell A. Int. J. Law Psychiatry 2017; 53: 45-58. |
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Affiliation |
Mental Disability Advocacy Centre, an international human rights organisation, Hungary. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing) |
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28689626 |
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Abstract |
This paper explores how, and how effectively, two systems of international law have addressed exploitation, violence and abuse of people with mental disabilities. The two international systems reviewed were the Council of Europe's European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The two issues dealt with are (a) forced institutionalisation and denial of community-based services and (b) medically-sanctioned treatment as abuse or violence. The paper offers a comparative analysis of the way in which the two bodies have dealt with exploitation, violence and abuse of people with disabilities, and offers recommendations as to how the two bodies could adjust their approaches to come into closer alignment. Language: en |