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Area of Science:

  • Legal Studies
  • Disability Rights
  • Mental Capacity Law

Background:

  • The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has challenged the legitimacy of mental capacity assessments.
  • This challenge is often described as a 'paradigm shift' in disability rights and legal policy.
  • However, the practical impact of this shift in legal policy remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze why the CRPD's challenge to mental capacity has had limited traction in legal policy.
  • To evaluate whether this interpretation should gain more traction.
  • To examine potential shifts in the Committee's own position and propose a compatible goal.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of legal and policy documents related to mental capacity and the CRPD.
  • Examination of the UN Committee's pronouncements and their interpretation.
  • Development of an argument for a "satisfactory determination" of mental capacity.

Main Results:

  • The "paradigm shift" interpretation has not significantly influenced legal policy.
  • The Committee's position may have subtly shifted.
  • A framework for "satisfactory determination" of mental capacity is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • The focus should be on the satisfactory determination of mental capacity, aligning with the CRPD.
  • Multi-disciplinary, research-informed guidelines can aid this determination.
  • Findings from England and Wales offer broader applicability for mental capacity law reform.