Title: Mental illness, human rights and the law /
Authors: Kelly, Brendan
Year: 2016
Subjects: Mental health laws Great Britain; Mental health laws Ireland.; Human rights; Mentally Ill Persons legislation & jurisprudence.; Mentally Ill Persons legislation & jurisprudence; Mental Health Services legislation & jurisprudence; Human Rights legislation & jurisprudence; Europe; United Kingdom; Ireland
Contents: Human rights and mental illness -- Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007 : England and Wales -- Fusing mental health and capacity legislation : Northern Ireland -- Mental Health Act 2001 : Ireland -- The challenges of reform : Scotland -- Structural violence, power and mental illness -- Conclusions : fighting for rights.