152 judgments found.

Miró, María del Rosario v. IOSPER

Country: Argentina
Year: 2011
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: M. 466. XLVI.
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Mental health
Human Rights: Right to development, Right to education, Right to life, Right to social security
Facts:

The plaintiff brought the case to the First Instance Court of Paraná [Juzgado de Instrucción n° 7 de Paraná] aginst the Helath Insurance Institute of Entre Ríos [Instituto de Obra Social de la Provincia de Entre Ríos – IOSPER] because it refused to provide comprehensive coverage to the autism treatment that the plaintiff’s son needed. …Read more

Tags: Access to treatment, Children, Health care and health services, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Minor, Right to education, Right to Health, Right to social security, Social security
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Antunovic v. Dawson and Anr.

Country: Australia
Year: 2010
Court: Supreme Court of Victoria
Citation: (2010) 30 VR 355; [2010] VSC 377
Health Topics: Informed consent, Mental health
Human Rights: Freedom of movement and residence, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

Zeljka Antunovic, 35 years of age, suffered from a mental illness for which she was treated involuntarily under a community treatment order issued pursuant to the Mental Health Act of 1986. She lived at the Northfolk Terrace Community Center Unit for some time before deciding she wished to return home to live with her mother. …Read more

Tags: Community-based care, Compulsory commitment, Compulsory treatment, Forced treatment, Health care professionals, Health care workers, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary treatment, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory treatment, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Non-consensual testing and treatment, Patient choice, Psychiatry
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Carl Peter Erdliner v. Government of Rwanda

Country: Rwanda
Year: 2010
Court: High Court at Kigali
Citation: Case N° RPA 0646/10/HC/KIG
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom of expression, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to health
Facts:

The appellant brought this appeal of a decision by the GASABO Intermediate Court that ordered his pre-trial detention for thirty days. The appellant appealed on multiple procedural grounds and also alleged that the lower court failed to properly appreciate the impact of his medical condition in determining whether pre-trial detention was appropriate. The Prosecution alleged …Read more

Tags: Access to treatment, Custody, Depression, Detainee, Detention, Heart disease, Incapacity, Jail, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Noncommunicable diseases
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L v. RIDCA Central (Regional Intellectual Disability Care Agency)

Country: New Zealand
Year: 2010
Court: High Court
Citation: HC WN CIV-2010-485-1279
Health Topics: Mental health
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

The claimant (L), a 45-year-old woman with an intellectual disability, appealed a decision by the Family Court which had ordered a 12-month extension to the compulsory care order that L was under. The care order had been initially ordered under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 (“IDCCR Act”) because of L’s violent …Read more

Tags: Compulsory commitment, Compulsory confinement, Health care professionals, Health care workers, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary confinement, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory confinement, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Psychiatry, Psychology
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R v. Conway

Country: Canada
Year: 2010
Court: The Supreme Court of Canada
Citation: 2010 SCC 22
Health Topics: Hospitals, Mental health, Public safety, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom of movement and residence, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

The accused was found not guilty by reason of insanity on a charge of sexual assault with a weapon in 1983. He was subsequently detained in numerous mental health facilities. Before his annual review hearing in 2006 was held, the accused alleged that the centre in which he was detained had violated his constitutional rights …Read more

Tags: Assault, Compulsory commitment, Compulsory confinement, Health facilities, Insanity, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary confinement, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory confinement, Mental competence, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Psychiatry, Psychology, Rape, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Threat of violence, Violence against women
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R. v. Hneihen

Country: Canada
Year: 2010
Court: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Citation: 2010 ONSC 5353
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Hospitals, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

Mr. Hneihen was found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder (NCRMD), in relation to several criminal charges. The trial judge ordered that Mr. Hneihen be detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) pending review by the Ontario Review Board (ORB), an independent tribunal that oversees individuals unfit to stand trial …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Compulsory commitment, Counselling, Custody, Detention, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Inmate, Involuntary commitment, Jail, Mandatory commitment, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution
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RIDCA Central (Regional Intellectual Disability Care Agency) v. VM

Country: New Zealand
Year: 2010
Court: Court of Appeal
Citation: [2010] NZCA 213
Health Topics: Mental health
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

An order for compulsory care had been made for V.M. for two years, which was extended for an additional two years under s 85 of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 (“IDDCR Act”).  On appeal, the High Court found that the Family Court should not have granted the extension and quashed the …Read more

Tags: Compulsory commitment, Involuntary commitment, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory treatment, Mental disorder
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Seaton v. Mayberg

Country: United States
Year: 2010
Court: 9th Circuit Court of Appeal
Citation: 610 F.3d 530 (2010)
Health Topics: Health information, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to privacy
Facts:

The Appellant, Seaton, an inmate, brought suit against the director of the California Department of Mental Health, the administrator of a state hospital, and two psychologists, alleging that they violated his constitutional right to privacy when they examined and communicated their opinions about his medical records to the district attorney’s office in the period before …Read more

Tags: Compulsory commitment, Confidentiality, Detention, Disclosure, Health data, Health information, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Inmate, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary confinement, Mandatory commitment, Medical records, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Non-disclosure, Psychiatry, Psychology, Torture
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STC 132/2010

Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Court: Constitutional Court
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Mental health
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

A citizen appeared in the court of first instance, asking for judicial authorization to commit her uncle to a psychiatric hospital due to his mental disorders and alcoholism, in accordance with the first and second paragraphs of Article 763.1 of Law 1/2000 of the civil procedure code (“Art. 763.1”). The court of first instance remanded …Read more

Tags: Children, Compulsory commitment, Involuntary commitment, Mandatory commitment, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution
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A., D. M. s/ Internación

Country: Argentina
Year: 2009
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 802. XLIV.
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Mental health
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The mother of the plaintiff filed a suit with the Public Defender of Minor and Disables n°6 for it to take the corresponding measures to protect the psychological and physical integrity of her son, who suffered from Schizophrenia and had been under physiological treatment during six years. The Public Defender of Minor and Disables N°6 requested …Read more

Tags: Compulsory confinement, Mental disorder, Mental health, Mental institution Schizophrenia, Right to Fair Trial, Right to Health
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