Mental Health, Ethics & Law
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Centers / Research Groups
Sweden -- Gothenberg University
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University of Southern California
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Global Mental Health Ethics pp 31–45C Global Mental Health Law and the Interface with Ethics (2021) Abstract The WHO has identified the development of mental health laws and legal expertise as critical to supporting new global sustainable development and mental health goals. Understanding international standard-setting instruments can also be invaluable for mental health advocates seeking to implement or reform domestic mental health legislation. This chapter will examine some of the WHO’s contributions to global health law and practice including the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the International Health Regulations, and a number of soft law instruments as models for future mental health law. This chapter also proposes areas for expanded ethical inquiry as the field of global mental health law evolves. |