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Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2013)
Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements. Edinburgh Law Review, 17(2), 210-223. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2013.0155
Patient autonomy, regarded as a fundamental principle underlying medical ethics,1 is reinforced by numerous international instruments. Integral to this is advance treatment pl...

Deaths of psychiatric patients, Article 2 ECHR and proper investigation: a case for reform in Scotland?

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2012)
Deaths of psychiatric patients, Article 2 ECHR and proper investigation: a case for reform in Scotland?. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 419, 206

The right to life, and to proper inquiries on death: A human rights perspective on the investigation of deaths of psychiatric patients in Scotland?

Journal Article
Patrick, H., Stavert, J., & Malcolm, J. (2012)
The right to life, and to proper inquiries on death: A human rights perspective on the investigation of deaths of psychiatric patients in Scotland?. Juridical Review, 1, 51
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Accessing and maintaining legal representation for persons with mental disorder

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2010)
Accessing and maintaining legal representation for persons with mental disorder. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 393, 143
It is vital that a person with mental disorder has equal access to the law without discrimination, whether or not they have capacity. This article examines issues relating to ...

Glor v Switzerland: Article 14 ECHR, disability and non-discrimination, Case comment.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2010)
Glor v Switzerland: Article 14 ECHR, disability and non-discrimination, Case comment. Edinburgh Law Review, 14, 141

Article 14 ECHR and Glor: taking non-discrimination and disability further

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2009)
Article 14 ECHR and Glor: taking non-discrimination and disability further. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 383, 224

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2009)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder. Green's Scottish Human Rights Journal, 47, 2
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Dis­abilities ("CRPD") and its Optional Protocol1 came into force on May 3,2008 and the UK government ratified them on June 8, ...

Independence and effectiveness: the future of the Mental Welfare Commission

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2009)
Independence and effectiveness: the future of the Mental Welfare Commission. Scots Law Times, 27, 161

A minefield for human rights? Some initial reflections on individual rights and advance directives for mental health.

Presentation / Conference
Stavert, J. (2009, January)
A minefield for human rights? Some initial reflections on individual rights and advance directives for mental health. Paper presented at Facing the Future: Forensic Mental Health Services in Change: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Edinburgh

Mental health, community care and human rights in Europe: still an incomplete picture?

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2007)
Mental health, community care and human rights in Europe: still an incomplete picture?. Journal of mental health law, 16, 182
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The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales

2023 - 2023
Mental Health Law and its relationship to human rights has become increasingly contested following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Human rights argume...
Funder: British Academy | Value: £18,959

Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia

2021 - 2023
Project, led by Dr Louise Ritchie of the University of the West of Scotland and Co-investigators (Prof Debbie Tolson and Emma Bolger of University of the Westof Scotland, Dr Valerie Egdell and Katie B...
Funder: Alzheimer Society

The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland: The views and experiences of patients, Named Persons, Practitioners and Tribunal members

2017 - 2022
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland became operational in 2005. It plays an integral role in guaranteeing the rights of patients with mental disorder as originally identified in the Millan Princip...
Funder: Nuffield Foundation | Value: £260,154

Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland

2016 - 2018
The aim of this research is to explore how employers in Scotland support their employees with dementia. The research will help us to understand whether employers are meeting their legal duties. The re...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £47,327

UK Preparation for the UN CRPD Engagement Process: A Three-Jurisdiction Approach

2015 - 2016
The overall objective of this project is to draw on AHRC-funded research expertise to provide support to the UK government in the upcoming UN review of the UK's progress towards compliance with the Un...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £12,309
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An examination of how meaningful participation by the adult at risk is facilitated by adult protection professionals within the adult protection case conference (APCC)

2021 - date
Mrs Kate Fennell | Director of Studies: Prof Jill Stavert | Second Supervisor: Dr Natasha Spassiani

Improving communication around end of life care within the critical care environment.

2021 - date
Mrs Jane Whitehorn | Director of Studies: Dr Janet Hanley | Second Supervisor: Dr Stephen Smith

Alternatives to psychiatric compulsion: legal, ethical and practice frameworks

2021 - date
Amy Zarins | Director of Studies: Prof Jill Stavert | Second Supervisor: Prof Paul Hutton

Understanding factors associated with use of the 'Mental Health Pathway'

2021 - date
Susan Rinaldi | Director of Studies: Prof Nadine Dougall | Second Supervisor: Prof Inga Heyman

Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals

2016 - 2022
Dr Gosha Wojcik | Director of Studies: Dr Claire Kydonaki | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Williams

The limitations of legislation in the field of business law: a study of developments in company law, bankruptcy and diligence

2012 - 2015
This critical appraisal demonstrates three particular themes that are domin...
Nicholas Grier | Director of Studies: Prof Jill Stavert | Second Supervisor: Prof Anne Munro

Exploring justifications of "The Social Contract" between the banking sector, financial regulators, and NGOs

2011 - 2020
Dr Paul Langford | Director of Studies: Prof Jill Stavert | Second Supervisor: Dr Holly Patrick-Thomson

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