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Advance Directives and the Translation of Human Rights Principles in Mental Health Law-Towards a Contextual Analysis


Penelope June Weller


RMIT University - Graduate School of Business and Law; Monash University - Faculty of Law
2008


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In supporting the inclusion of advance directive provisions in revised mental health legislation, the current ACT review offers the opportunity to consider the application of advance directive mechanisms in closer detail than has yet occurred in Australia. This paper provides a comparative analysis of international trends in psychiatric advance directives.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 15

Keywords: psychiatric advance directives, human rights, mental health law

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Date posted: October 10, 2011  

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Weller, Penelope June, Advance Directives and the Translation of Human Rights Principles in Mental Health Law-Towards a Contextual Analysis (2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1941456 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1941456

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Penelope June Weller (Contact Author)
RMIT University - Graduate School of Business and Law ( email )
Melbourne
Australia
6139255710 (Phone)
Monash University - Faculty of Law ( email )
Wellington Road
Clayton, Victoria 3800
Australia
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