Application of the paternalism principle to constitutional rights: Mental health case-law in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorWhelan, Darius
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-22T12:10:29Z
dc.date.available2021-06-22T12:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-11
dc.date.updated2021-06-22T12:04:35Z
dc.description.abstractIn adjudicating on matters relating to fundamental constitutional or human rights, courts make important statements about the principles which apply. The principles articulated will have a profound impact on the outcomes of such cases, and on the development of case-law in the relevant field. In the fields of medical law and mental health law, various courts have moved away from deference to medical decision-making and paternalism to a person-centred rights-based approach. However, courts in Ireland have continued to interpret mental health law in a paternalistic fashion, praising paternalism as if it is particularly suitable for mental health law. This raises profound questions about judicial attitudes to people with mental health conditions and judicial reluctance to confer full personhood on people with disabilities. This article outlines case-law in Ireland regarding paternalism in mental health law and discusses the consequences for constitutional rights in Ireland.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationWhelan, D. (2021) 'Application of the Paternalism Principle to Constitutional Rights: Mental Health Case-Law in Ireland', European Journal of Health Law (11 pp). doi: 10.1163/15718093-bja10047en
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/15718093-bja10047en
dc.identifier.endpage11en
dc.identifier.issn0929-0273
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean Journal of Health Lawen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11473
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBrill Academic Publishersen
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1163/15718093-bja10047
dc.rights© 2021, Brill Koninklijke NV, Leiden.en
dc.subjectMental health lawen
dc.subjectPaternalismen
dc.subjectHuman Rightsen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectConstitutional rightsen
dc.subjectConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiesen
dc.subjectEuropean Convention on Human Rightsen
dc.subjectBest interestsen
dc.titleApplication of the paternalism principle to constitutional rights: Mental health case-law in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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