Involuntary Detention and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Subtitle: International Perspectives on Civil Commitment
Contributors: Kate Diesfeld (Editor); Ian R. Freckelton (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780754622666
Subjects: Law; Insane; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Criminal Law - General; International Law; Mental health services; Social law; Commitment and detention; Insanity; Jurisprudence
First sentence: International developments within the past twenty years have demonstrated a fundamental shift in caring for people with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities.