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