Protection of Mentally Handicapped Persons: Belgian Law Follows the General International Trend
European Review of Private Law 1994, p. 1-30
16 Pages Posted: 4 Aug 2013
Date Written: January 3, 1994
Abstract
This article focuses on two Belgian Laws (issued in 1990 and 1991) regarding the protection of mentally handicapped persons. My conclusion is that these laws provide us with answers to the diverse situations in which the mentally handicapped require protection and assistance in the management of their finances. It is regrettable though that the Belgian legislature has not taken the chance to in
Keywords: mentally handicapped persons, Belgian law, human rights, European Court on Human Rights, involuntary placement, patient, hospitalization, provisional administrator
JEL Classification: K11, K12, K32
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