Laws to Detain Individuals with Substance Dependency: Breaching Human Rights or Restoring Health?
Journal of Law and Medicine. 19:225-231 (2011)
7 Pages Posted: 4 Sep 2014
Date Written: 2011
Abstract
At the turn of the 20th Century in the United Kingdom and Australia, legislation was introduced to detain "inebriates". Since that time, variations of such laws have continued to exist. This column examines current laws in Australia and New Zealand, with a particular focus on recent law reform efforts in New South Wales and Victoria. The column raises some of the issues with these laws in relation to breaching human rights for the purpose of treatment.
Keywords: mental health, mental health treatments, mental health law reform, human rights
JEL Classification: K00, K10, K14, K19, K32, K40
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