Legal capacity, mental capacity and supported decision-making: Report from a panel event.
Article 12
Legal capacity
Mental capacity
Mental disability
Supported decision-making
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Journal
International journal of law and psychiatry
ISSN: 1873-6386
Titre abrégé: Int J Law Psychiatry
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7806862
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
28
06
2018
revised:
20
08
2018
accepted:
19
09
2018
pubmed:
6
11
2018
medline:
21
1
2020
entrez:
4
11
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Against a backdrop of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities having been in place for over a decade, discussions about legal capacity, the relevance of mental capacity and the shift to supported decision-making, continue to develop. A panel event was held at the King's Transnational Law Summit in 2018 with the aim of understanding the contours of the dialogue around these issues. This paper presents the contributions of the panel members, a summary of the discussion that took place and a synthesis of the views expressed. It suggests that divergent conclusions in this area turn on disagreements about: the consequences of sometimes limiting legal capacity for people with mental disabilities; the emphasis placed on particular values; the basis for mental capacity assessments; and the scope for supported decision-making. It also highlights the connection between resources, recognition and freedoms for people with mental disabilities, and therefore the issues that arise when discussion in this area is limited to legal capacity in the context of decision-making.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30389184
pii: S0160-2527(18)30154-7
doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.09.006
pmc: PMC6372113
mid: NIHMS1009943
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
160-168Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Intramural NIH HHS
ID : Z99 CL999999
Pays : United States
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 203376/Z/16/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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