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Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity

Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2018)
Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity. International Journal of Human Rights, 22(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1390307
The right to health has been somewhat neglected in discussions about human rights at both national and international levels. States are often reluctant to implement socio-econ...

The legal implications of dementia in the workplace

Journal Article
Egdell, V., Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2017)
The legal implications of dementia in the workplace. Ageing and society, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000642
Dementia is a growing issue in the United Kingdom (UK) with over 800,000 people affected. Of these people in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years. Thus, a significant numb...

The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges. Laws, 4(2), 296-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws4020296
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly as interpreted in the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities General Com...

Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 55, 2-5
No abstract available.

Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54, 3-6

Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update.

Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2015)
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54,

Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 53,

Deprivation of Liberty and Persons with Incapacity: The Cheshire West Ruling

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of Liberty and Persons with Incapacity: The Cheshire West Ruling. Edinburgh Law Review, 19(1), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2015.0257
No abstract available.

Scottish Law Commission report on Adults with Incapacity.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2014)
Scottish Law Commission report on Adults with Incapacity. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 51,

Scottish Government consultation on proposals to reform Fatal Accident Inquiries legislation.

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2014)
Scottish Government consultation on proposals to reform Fatal Accident Inquiries legislation. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 50,