International human rights and mental disability law : when the silenced are heard /
Michael L. Perlin.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- xiv, 339 p. ; 25 cm.
- American psychology-law society series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-329 ) and index.
International human rights law in perspective : legal issues and social constructs -- Mental disability law in a comparative law context -- The use of mental disability law to suppress political dissent -- The universal factors -- The application of international human rights law to mental disability law : specific contexts -- The UN Convention : the impact of the New UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on International Mental Disability Law -- The UN Convention : the role of counsel -- A disability rights tribunal for Asia and the Pacific -- Therapeutic jurisprudence.
9780195393231 (hardback : alk. paper)
Mental health laws. People with mental disabilities--Civil rights. Insanity (Law)