182 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides an important critique of mental health law and practice in China, with a focus on involuntary detention and treatment.
The work explores China’s mental health law reform regarding treatment decision-making in the new era of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It adopts a socio-legal approach, not only by undertaking a comprehensive desk-based... Read more
Foreword by Gerard Quinn
1 Introduction
2 Evaluative Framework and International Human Rights Law
3 Background: Mental Health Services and the Legal System in China
4 China’s Mental Health Law Reform: A Doctrinal Review
5 Law in Action: Medical Practice and Judicial Response
6 Shared Power and Silenced Service Users
7 Conclusion and Recommendations
Biography
Bo Chen is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, Macau University of Science and Technology.
