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A critique of the Uganda Mental Health Treatment Act, 1964

  • Chrispas Nyombi
    ,
  • Alexander Kibandama
    ,
  • Ronald Kaddu
  • Kyambogo University
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    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

The scarcity of research into the deplorable state of Uganda’s mental health laws is a grave lacuna that needs urgent redress. Firm in mind that academic scholarship is a collaborative enterprise with deep roots in constructive criticism, this paper aims to fill this gap. This paper provides a circumspect examination of mental health laws in Uganda. The paper reviews the Mental Health Treatment Act 1964 and highlights the main areas that need reform. It keeps the jurisprudential analysis of applicable international treaties and conventions such as the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities to a minimum. This paper will inform legal, academic and healthcare circles on the current state of mental health law in Uganda.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 505-526

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Mental Health Law and Policy Journal (Volume 3)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 15/01/2014

Publication status

Published - 15/01/2014

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  • handle.net: 10547/579233

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