Coercive interventions under the new Dutch mental health law:Towards a CRPD-compliant law?

The Netherlands became State Party to the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2016, a treaty that holds great promise for promoting and protecting human rights of persons with mental disorders. Yet, the Dutch government also made explicit reservations to the Convention. On 1 January 2020, the Netherlands introduced a new mental health law, the Compulsory Mental Health Care Act (CMHCA), which aims to strengthen the legal status of persons with psychiatric illnesses. To which extent does the new Dutch mental health law comply with the regulations as outl... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Alexandrov, Nikita V.
Schuck, Natalie
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Alexandrov , N V & Schuck , N 2021 , ' Coercive interventions under the new Dutch mental health law : Towards a CRPD-compliant law? ' , International Journal of Law and Psychiatry , vol. 76 , 101685 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2021.101685
Schlagwörter: Capacity / Coercive interventions / CRPD / Mental health legislation / Psychiatric coercion
Sprache: Englisch
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