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Violation of Right to Liberty by Involuntary Mental Health Treatment in Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis on Mental Health Act 2018

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dc.contributor.author Mustafa, Nowshin
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-10T04:53:24Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-10T04:53:24Z
dc.date.issued 2023-05-24
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4021
dc.description This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Law in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh en_US
dc.description.abstract The right to mental health is well established as an important human right, yet Bangladesh is still overflowing with social stigmas concerning the concept of mental health. The treatment for mental health problems are mostly ignored by an individual facing mental health problems or their family. Most of the people think of mental health hospitals as nothing but a prison to detain patient. Involuntary admission and treatment to a mental health patient is a common practice in worldwide. Most of the countries adopted their legislation regarding the involuntary admission in compliance with United Nation Standards to ensure a human right based management. Bangladesh has also recently enacted the Mental Health Act 2018 to provide a right based healthcare services. This paper primarily seeks to determine whether the right to liberty of an individual is ensured under the provision of involuntary admission in Bangladesh. It critically analyses the national legal frameworks concerning the right to liberty by involuntary admission and present notable incompatibilities with international legal standards. There are remaining some gaps into the provision of involuntary admission which are the barriers to the enjoyment of right to liberty of a mental health patient. Bangladesh needs more comprehensive legislation with effective enforcement mechanisms to effectively implement the rights of the people with mental health problems. Thus the purpose of the research is to identify the loopholes of the provision and recommend possible solution by analyzing the current legal framework. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher East West University en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;LAW00138
dc.subject Violation of Right to Liberty by Involuntary Mental Health Treatment, Mental Health Act 2018 en_US
dc.title Violation of Right to Liberty by Involuntary Mental Health Treatment in Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis on Mental Health Act 2018 en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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