Of Minors and the Mentally Ill: An International Law Perspective on ...

Recognition of people?s right to consent to health care is linked to legal capacity and to respect for physical and mental integrity. Traditionally, children and persons with mental illness have been denied this right and substitute decision-making systems have been used for their protection. Today, respect for rights and freedoms forces courts and legislators to find a balance between autonomy and protection. However, domestic law lacks vision and objectives, often ending up breaching both protection and autonomy rights, or prioritizing one to the detriment of the other. One should turn to international law, which, through the supported decision-making model, allows addressing protection concerns, while not undermining people?s integrity and autonomy.

via Of Minors and the Mentally Ill: An International Law Perspective on Consent to Health Care by Mona Par? :: SSRN.

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