Articulating future directions of law reform for compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cheung, Daisy; Dunn, Michael; Fistein, Elizabeth; Bartlett, Peter; McMillan, John; Petersen, Carole J.
• Is Part Of: International journal of law and psychiatry. Volume 68(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Compulsory treatment -- Hong Kong Mental health Law reform UNCRPD; Forensic psychiatry -- Periodicals; Insanity (Law) -- Periodicals; Criminal psychology -- Periodicals; Forensic Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatrie médico-légale -- Périodiques; Aliénation mentale -- Périodiques; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Electronic journals; 614.15
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101513
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-2527

Abstract

Abstract: This article explores and outlines four possible pathways for law reform in the area of compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong: the (i) abolition, (ii) risk of harm, (iii) mental capacity and (iv) consensus pathways. The discussion of each pathway takes into account local challenges in implementation, as well as Hong Kong's international commitments for the protection of rights. In outlining these pathways for reform, the authors intend to also provide a blueprint for regulatory change in other jurisdictions that are in the process of reforming their mental health laws.