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The potential impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on mental health services
- Author:
- INYAMA Chinyere
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(3), September 2001, pp.29-32.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The Human Rights Act 1998 introduces the European Convention of Human Rights into English law (although the courts will not be bound by European Court of Human Rights case law). This article sets out the parts of the Act and the European Convention of Human Rights that are likely to have most relevance to the mental health services and, in the light of the Act's provisions, highlights the issues to be considered in the delivery of mental health services.