In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Shih-Ning Then about supported decision-making, exploring the meaning of the term,… Read more
Tag: CRPD
Essex Autonomy Project Summer School / Summit 9-11 August 2023: registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2023 Summer School, which will take place over the course of three days at the Wivenhoe… Read more
Supporting decision-making and reducing coercion in mental health care – in conversation with Dr Piers Gooding
In this ‘in conversation with’ across time zones, I talk to Dr Piers Gooding about his work in relation to… Read more
Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: a framework for supported decision-making
As part of ongoing work related to the Australian Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability,… Read more
Archie Battersbee: the context and the relevance of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
For several days, the case of Archie Battersbee has been a lead story in the media in England & Wales. … Read more
Mental capacity, the internet, and when is it better to be honest about the limits of support?
In a short judgment delivered in April 2020, but only appearing on Bailii in late August 2021, HHJ Mark Rogers… Read more
The UNCRPD and the 2000 Convention on the International Protection of Adults (and the rights of older persons)
I set out here the text of a joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons… Read more
Voting, discrimination and legal capacity
In Caamaño Valle v Spain [2021] ECHR 387, the European Court of Human Rights hardened yet further its stance that… Read more
Best interests, wishes and feelings and the Court of Protection 2015-2020 – new article
An article that I have co-written with a former student of mine, Michal Friedman, has just (March 2021) appeared in… Read more
How to undertake a review – lessons from Scotland
The Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in Scotland’s mental health legislation has published two important reports to sit… Read more