Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context

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Mary Donnelly (University College Cork, Ireland) Rosie Harding (University of Birmingham, UK)

Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context

Mary Donnelly (University College Cork, Ireland), Rosie Harding (University of Birmingham, UK), Ezgi Tascioglu (Keele University, UK) , David Nelken (King's College London UK)

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Hart Publishing
30 November 2023

Comparative law; Law & society; Mental health law; Disability & the law

Series: Oñati International Series in Law and Society

This collection brings together leading international socio-legal and medico-legal scholars to explore the dilemma of how to support legal capacity in theory and practice. Traditionally, decisions for persons found to lack capacity are made by others, generally without reference to the person, and this applies especially to those with cognitive and psycho-social disabilities. This book examines the difficulties in establishing effective and deliverable supported decision-making, concluding that approaches to capacity need to be informed by a grounded understanding of how it operates in ‘real life’ contexts.

The book focuses on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which recognises the equal right to legal capacity of people with disabilities and requires States Parties to provide support for the exercise of this right. However, 10 years after the CRPD came into force, the shift to legal frameworks for supported decision-making remains at best only partial.

With 16 chapters written by contributors from the UK, Canada, Finland, India, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey, the collection takes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. Many of the contributors have been directly involved in law reform processes in their home jurisdictions, and thus can combine both academic expertise and practical, grounded awareness of the challenges of legal change.

Edited by: Mary Donnelly (University College Cork Ireland), Rosie Harding (University of Birmingham, UK), Ezgi Tascioglu (Keele University, UK), David Nelken (King's College London UK), Ezgi Tascioglu (Keele University UK)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781509959075
ISBN 10: 1509959076
Series: Oñati International Series in Law and Society
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 30 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary Donnelly is Professor of Law at University College Cork, Ireland. Rosie Harding is Professor of Law and Society at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK. Ezgi Tascioglu is Lecturer at Keele Law School, UK.

Reviews for Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context

Necessary reading for those taking stock of the first wave of scholarship and activism, and working how best to move forward to enhancing the right to the enjoyment of legal capacity on an equal basis. -- Alex Ruck Keene * International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law & Mental Capacity Law and Policy Blog *