Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Part I: Background and Context
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Mental Health in the Pacific
Chapter 3. International Influences on Mental Health Law
Part II: Mental Health Law and Policy in the Pacific
Chapter 4. The Legal Landscape in Mental Health
Chapter 5. Tonga
Chapter 6. Samoa
Chapter 7. Fiji
Chapter 8. Vanuatu
Part III: Access to Justice and its Challenges in the Pacific
Chapter 9. Access to Justice
Chapter 10. Accessing Justice in Mental Health
Chapter 11. Impediments to Accessing Justice through Mental Health Law Reform – Society and Culture
Chapter 12. Impediments to Accessing Justice through Mental Health Law Reform – Human Rights
Chapter 13. Impediments to Accessing Justice through Mental Health Law Reform – Resources and Policy
Part IV: Conclusion
Bibliography
Annexes
About the Author
Legislation and Treaties Index
Cases Index
General Index
Those for whom this work would be of most interest include mental health policy makers, law reformers, legislative drafters and researchers both in a mental health setting as well as the broader human rights framework. This would include not only those groups in the Pacific but also Australia and New Zealand and other countries who provide substantial amounts of financial aid for capacity building and policy development in the Pacific region.
It would also have relevance to mental health professionals (both health service providers and lawyers), academics and post graduate researchers in mental health law and policy and human rights and disability law in general. The work would also be significant at both a regional level where the literature and research is sparse and at an international level in developing countries with similar political infrastructures and socio-cultural issues.
