A gilded cage is still a cage: Cheshire West widens 'deprivation of liberty'

作者:Penny Catherine*; Exworthy Tim
来源:The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2015, 206(2): 91-92.
DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.151357

摘要

The Supreme Court's recent judgment in Cheshire West has clarified, and broadened, the legal definition of deprivation of liberty, with the new definition reflecting the fact that human rights apply to everyone in the same way. The widely criticised Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards need to be replaced: recommendations for reform are set out.

  • 出版日期2015-2