International human rights and mental disability law
: when the silenced are heard
/ Michael L. Perlin.
; New York
: Oxford University Press
, 2012.
xiv, 339 p.
;25 cm.
American psychology-law society series
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-329 ) and index.
International human rights law in perspective : legal issues and social constructs -- Mental disability law in a comparative law context -- The use of mental disability law to suppress political dissent -- The universal factors -- The application of international human rights law to mental disability law : specific contexts -- The UN Convention : the impact of the New UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on International Mental Disability Law -- The UN Convention : the role of counsel -- A disability rights tribunal for Asia and the Pacific -- Therapeutic jurisprudence.