Browsing by Author "Keys, Mary"
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Diversion: A comparative study of law and policy relating to defendants and offenders with mental health problems and intellectual disability
O'Mahony, Charles (2013-11-29)This thesis examines law and policy relating to defendants and offenders with mental health problems and intellectual disability. It is a comparative study of diversion in Ireland, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, ... -
Empowering children and young people: an access to justice assessment of mental health law and policy
Moloney, Catriona (2016-10-08)This thesis aims to comparatively assess the Irish government’s national, international and regional obligations to respect, protect and fulfil children’s access to justice rights under mental health law, policy and ... -
End-of-life care for older people in acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland
O'Shea, Eamon; Murphy, Kathy; Larkin, Philip; Payne, Sheila; Froggatt, Katherine; Casey, Dympna; Ní Léime, Áine; Keys, Mary (National Council for Ageing and Older peeople, 2008) -
The introduction of a legal framework for Advance Directives in Irish mental health care
Morrissey, Fiona (2014-06-03)Advance directives (ADs) are legal statements or documents, which allow a person to outline treatment preferences and other life choices prior to a mental health crisis. This thesis examines the issues arising in relation ... -
Official indifference and persistent procrastination: An analysis of Sinnott
Quinlivan, Shivaun; Keys, Mary (Judicial Studies Institute, 2002)The Supreme Court decision in Sinnott v. Minister for Education, 1 though predictable, resulted in widespread disappointment among disability groups and families of people with disabilities. By a majority of six to ... -
Rethinking China’s mental health law reform: Treatment decision-making and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Chen, Bo (NUI Galway, 2019-10-24)This thesis 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 ... -
The Rights of Older People in Residential Care An Examination of the Law and Practice
Gannon, Bernadette Mary (2013)Since the foundation of the State older people in residential care settings have been largely 'invisible' to the State. Their personhood has been diminished or indeed negated where the older persons' will and preference ...