Browsing Beslutningsstøtte for personer med utviklingshemming by Subject "supported decision-making"
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The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Implications for Healthcare Decision-Making
(Journal article, 2016)This article explores the implications of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 for healthcare decision-making. It begins by outlining the current legal framework and some of the practices which have developed ... -
A critical assessment of supported decision-making for persons aging with intellectual disabilities
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A fine balance: reconsidering patient autonomy in light of the UN Convention on the Right of Person s with Disabilities
(Journal article, 2015)The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is increasingly seen as driving a paradigm shift in mental health law, particularly in relation to the understanding that it requires a shift from substituted to ... -
The General Comment on Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: a roadmap for equality before the law
(Journal article, 2015)This article examines General Comment No. 1 on the right to equal recognition before the law adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee). This general comment deals ... -
Navigating the ‘Flashing Amber Lights ’of the Right to Legal Capacity in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Responding to Major Concerns
(Journal article, 2015)In recent years, the enumeration of the right to legal capacity in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has caused considerable controversy. The adoption of General Comment No 1 ... -
Prioritising Supported Decision-Making: Running on Empty or a Basis for Glacial-To-Steady Progress?
(Journal article, 2017)Honouring the requirement of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to introduce supported decision-making (SD) has largely been a case of much talk and little real action. As a socio-economic right, ... -
Supported decision-making from theory to practice: implementing the right to enjoy legal capacity
(Journal article, 2018)The right to equal recognition before the law, protected by Article 12 of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), mandates the use of supported decision-making practices to ... -
Supported decision-making: A viable alternative to guardianship
(Journal article, 2012)The law has traditionally responded to cognitive disability by authorizing surrogate decision-makers to make decisions on behalf of disabled individuals. However, supported decision-making, an alternative paradigm for ... -
Supporting Choice and Control—An Analysis of the Approach Taken to Legal Capacity in Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
(Journal article, 2019)In mid-2013, the Australian federal government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a ground-breaking reform of disability support services, encapsulated by the mantra of increasing “choice and ...