Genevra Richardson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3603965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Genevra Richardson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Genevra |
| FAMILY NAME | Richardson |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARDSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East Anglia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The right to live independently and be included in the community
Mental capacity in the shadow of suicide
In a society where suicide is lawful how should we respond to a life-threatening treatment refusal by someone whose decision-making might be affected by a mental disorder? In considering this question this article examines the three established concepts currently employed by the law to analyse such cases: mental capacity, best interests and mental disorder. It then considers whether a supported decision-making model based on a notion of universal…
Autonomy, Guardianship and Mental Disorder
The law in England and Wales governing both the provision of medical care in the case of adults with incapacity and the provision of care and treatment for mental disorder presents serious problems for the principle of patient autonomy. The adult with incapacity has no competence either to consent to or to refuse medical treatment but the law provides no statutory structure for substitute decision making on that adult’s behalf. On the other hand …
Time to Take Prisoners' Rights Seriously
In the United Kingdom the deprivation of liberty is currently the primary penalty for those who offend against the most important tenets of the criminal law. Society locks away its more threatening members. This wilful imposition of pain by the state calls for justification but in spite of the efforts of countless individuals, society's views on punishment remain as confused as they have ever been.' Any attempt to dispel this confusion is beyond …
Policing Pollution
Policing Pollution
The article presents findings of an empirical study of the enforcement of controls relating to the discharge of trade effluent into public sewers. The research was designed to examine the extent to which the process of implementation shaped the nature of the controls and focuses particularly on the discretion vested in the individuals concerned with the daily enforcement of the controls. The article discusses the factors which influence the exerc…
Compulsory Admissions to Mental Hospitals (Book)
Policing Pollution
Autonomy, Guardianship and Mental Disorder
The law in England and Wales governing both the provision of medical care in the case of adults with incapacity and the provision of care and treatment for mental disorder presents serious problems for the principle of patient autonomy. The adult with incapacity has no competence either to consent to or to refuse medical treatment but the law provides no statutory structure for substitute decision making on that adult’s behalf. On the other hand …
Mental capacity in the shadow of suicide
In a society where suicide is lawful how should we respond to a life-threatening treatment refusal by someone whose decision-making might be affected by a mental disorder? In considering this question this article examines the three established concepts currently employed by the law to analyse such cases: mental capacity, best interests and mental disorder. It then considers whether a supported decision-making model based on a notion of universal…
Time to Take Prisoners' Rights Seriously
In the United Kingdom the deprivation of liberty is currently the primary penalty for those who offend against the most important tenets of the criminal law. Society locks away its more threatening members. This wilful imposition of pain by the state calls for justification but in spite of the efforts of countless individuals, society's views on punishment remain as confused as they have ever been.' Any attempt to dispel this confusion is beyond …
Policing Pollution
The article presents findings of an empirical study of the enforcement of controls relating to the discharge of trade effluent into public sewers. The research was designed to examine the extent to which the process of implementation shaped the nature of the controls and focuses particularly on the discretion vested in the individuals concerned with the daily enforcement of the controls. The article discusses the factors which influence the exerc…
Policing Pollution
The article presents findings of an empirical study of the enforcement of controls relating to the discharge of trade effluent into public sewers. The research was designed to examine the extent to which the process of implementation shaped the nature of the controls and focuses particularly on the discretion vested in the individuals concerned with the daily enforcement of the controls. The article discusses the factors which influence the exerc…
Compulsory Admissions to Mental Hospitals (Book)
Time to Take Prisoners' Rights Seriously
In the United Kingdom the deprivation of liberty is currently the primary penalty for those who offend against the most important tenets of the criminal law. Society locks away its more threatening members. This wilful imposition of pain by the state calls for justification but in spite of the efforts of countless individuals, society's views on punishment remain as confused as they have ever been.' Any attempt to dispel this confusion is beyond …
Policing Pollution
Autonomy, Guardianship and Mental Disorder
The law in England and Wales governing both the provision of medical care in the case of adults with incapacity and the provision of care and treatment for mental disorder presents serious problems for the principle of patient autonomy. The adult with incapacity has no competence either to consent to or to refuse medical treatment but the law provides no statutory structure for substitute decision making on that adult’s behalf. On the other hand …
Mental capacity in the shadow of suicide
In a society where suicide is lawful how should we respond to a life-threatening treatment refusal by someone whose decision-making might be affected by a mental disorder? In considering this question this article examines the three established concepts currently employed by the law to analyse such cases: mental capacity, best interests and mental disorder. It then considers whether a supported decision-making model based on a notion of universal…
The right to live independently and be included in the community
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)