Mental Health Law in China

A Socio-legal Analysis

Bo Chen (Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau)

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Routledge
29 January 2024

Comparative law; International human rights law; Medical & healthcare law; Medicolegal issues; Psychiatry

Series: Routledge Research in Health Law

This book provides an important critique of mental health law and practice in China, with a focus on involuntary detention and treatment.

The work explores China’s mental health law reform regarding treatment decision-making in the new era of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It adopts a socio-legal approach, not only by undertaking a comprehensive desk-based analysis of the reforms introduced by China’s Mental Health Law (MHL) but also examining its implementation based on evidence from practice. The book seeks to investigate whether China’s first national MHL takes a step closer to the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on mental health treatment decision-making, and, if not, why not?

The book will be of interest to those working in the areas of mental health law and policy, medical law and disability, human rights law, and Asian Studies.

By: Bo Chen (Macau University of Science and Technology Macau)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032079080
ISBN 10: 1032079088
Series: Routledge Research in Health Law
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction, 2. Evaluative Framework and International Human Rights Law, 3. Background: Mental Health Services and the Legal System in China, 4. China’s Mental Health Law Reform: A Doctrinal Review, 5. Law in Action: Medical Practice and Judicial Response, 6. Shared Power and Silenced Service Users, 7. Conclusion and Recommendations

Bo Chen is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, Macau University of Science and Technology.