Human rights.

Macpherson, Scott; Warrender, Dan

Abstract

Human rights are the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to everyone, everywhere throughout their lifespan, by virtue of being human. They apply regardless of a person's thoughts, beliefs or behavours and cannot be permanently removed, though there are som circumstances under which they can be restricted, including when a person commits a crime or when they are detained under mental health legislation. Human rights are based on values such as dignity, respect, equality and authonomby and are enshrined in law.

Citation

MACPHERSON, S. and WARRENDER, D. 2019. Human rights. In Cooper, D.B. and Cooper, J. (eds.) Palliative care within mental health: ethical practice. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 8, pages 91-109. Available from: https://www.crcpress.com/9781138609822

• Online Publication Date: Sep 4, 2018
• Publication Date: Sep 11, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 5, 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 91-109
• Book Title: Palliative care within mental health: ethical practice
• Chapter Number: Chapter 8
• ISBN: 9781138609815
• Keywords: Human rights; Entitlements; Vulnerable people; Mental health; Safeguards
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/3194
• Publisher URL: https://www.crcpress.com/9781138609822
• Contract Date: Oct 26, 2018