Capabilities, capacity, and consent
Sexual intimacy in the Court of Protection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11449204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | JAIME LINDSEY (0000-0002-6271-483X, School of Law University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ England, corresponding author), Rosie Harding (0000-0002-3063-3525, Birmingham Law School University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT England) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-83 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jols.12278 |
| OpenAlex | W3097750877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article uses original data from research at the Court of Protection to explore capacity to consent to sex in practice. It argues that the approach under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 fails to place appropriate focus on consent as central to understanding sexual capacity. The capabilities approach to justice is then used to demonstrate the limitations of the existing legal approach to capacity to consent to sex, and to argue that the protective focus of the legal test would be better centred on the social risks resulting from non‐consensual sex and exploitation. Finally, the article argues that, rather than focusing on a medicalized approach to understanding sexual intimacy, an analysis based on capabilities theory provides conceptual tools to support arguments for additional resources to help disabled people to realize their rights to sexual intimacy
Criminology · Economic Justice · Focus (optics · Law and economics · Mental capacity · Political science · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |