64 min listen
Kay Wilson, "Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform?" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Kay Wilson, "Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform?" (Oxford UP, 2021)
ratings:
Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed is one that is highly charged and to which there are no easy solutions. In Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform? (Oxford UP, 2021), Dr Kay Wilson does not shy away from these controversial debates. Examining the work that dignity can do, she makes the case for an holistic interpretation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In thinking about mental health reform, she provides a core framework which may guide support and intervention in a way that compels respect for the dignity of the person. This book makes an important contribution to the literature. Its nuanced approach and fearlessness in delving into the hard issues should be required reading for policy makers, lawyers and mental health practitioners.
Dr Kay Wilson is a postdoctoral fellow at the convenor of The Disability Law Network at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. She is also a co-editor of The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law, (Routledge, 2023).
Jane Richards is a Lecturer in Law at York Law School, UK.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy
Dr Kay Wilson is a postdoctoral fellow at the convenor of The Disability Law Network at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. She is also a co-editor of The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law, (Routledge, 2023).
Jane Richards is a Lecturer in Law at York Law School, UK.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy
Released:
Nov 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Robert N. Gross, “Public vs. Private: The Early History of School Choice in America” (Oxford UP, 2018): There are numerous political debates about education policy today, but some of the most heated surround vouchers, charter schools, and other questions about public funding and oversight of private schools. Though many of these questions feel new, by New Books in Public Policy