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The need to reform mental health legislation in Commonwealth countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Soumitra Pathare ,
Laura Shields ,
Jaya Sagade  and
Renuka Nardodkar
Soumitra Pathare
Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India, email spathare@cmhlp.org Mental Health Law and Policy Action Lab (Indian Law Society and VU University Amsterdam collaboration), Pune, India
Laura Shields
Affiliation:
Mental Health Law and Policy Action Lab (Indian Law Society and VU University Amsterdam collaboration), Pune, India Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jaya Sagade
Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India, email spathare@cmhlp.org Mental Health Law and Policy Action Lab (Indian Law Society and VU University Amsterdam collaboration), Pune, India
Renuka Nardodkar
Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India, email spathare@cmhlp.org Mental Health Law and Policy Action Lab (Indian Law Society and VU University Amsterdam collaboration), Pune, India
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) serves as a comprehensive and legally binding framework for the rights of persons with mental illness. The extent to which countries have adapted their mental health legislation to reflect the binding provisions outlined in the CRPD is unclear. This paper reviews the situation across the Commonwealth.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 1 - 2
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014

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