Keene, Alex Ruck and Price, Annabel (2024) Age-related dementia and the law: the challenges of mental capacity and equality. In: Research Handbook on Law, Society and Ageing. Elgar, pp. 437-451. ISBN 9781803925288

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Abstract

This chapter, co-written by a lawyer and a psychiatrist, addresses two major challenges that dementia poses for the law. The first is the impact of dementia upon decision-making ability, and the chapter highlights both key concepts (such as substitute decision-making) and controversial areas (such as the appropriate legal response to the requirements of sexual consent in the presence of dementia). The second challenge is that of equality - what place does the law have in securing, and what steps are required to secure - for those living with dementia - the services, care and treatment that they require on a truly equal basis?

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Medicine and health > Clinical medicine > Dementia Law and criminal justice > Law
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Depositing User:	Marc Forster
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2025 08:41
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2025 08:41
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/13266
Sustainable Development Goals:	Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

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