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High-Level Conference "Of Unsound Mind":Convention-compliant approaches to the execution of judgmentsconcerning involuntary detention and treatment on mental health grounds27 March 2024 - Strasbourg |
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Recent years have seen considerable development in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in matters relating to mental health and psychiatric compulsion. While the basic Convention principles established in the last quarter of the twentieth century remain intact, developments in the case law since that time have significantly shifted the legal ethos. Reflecting developments in disability and human rights nationally and internationally, the European Court is rearticulating its psychiatric jurisprudence.
At present there are a number of cases pending under the supervision of the Committee of Ministers, concerning a variety of countries, where general measures are required to address problems highlighted by the Court under Articles 3 (Prohibition of torture), 5 (Right to liberty) and 8 (Right to respect for private and family life) of the Convention, concerning involuntary detention and treatment on grounds of mental ill-health.
The conference aims to clarify the relevant legal standards regarding rule of law safeguards and conditions in institutions, and also to provide inspiring examples of Convention-compliant practice. This one-day event will include speakers such as practicians working in psychiatric institutions, persons with lived experience, civil society, as well as national and Council of Europe experts.
Setting the scene
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Prof. Peter BARTLETT Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Professor of Mental Health, Law School of Law and Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham |
Introduction and broad context |
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Laurence LWOFF Head of Human Rights and Biomedicine Division, Secretary of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) |
Council of Europe initiatives |
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Daniele PICCIONE PhD Senior Counselor of the Italian Senate |
Legislative and policy development process |
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Georgiana PASCU Senior Programme Manager, Centre for Legal Resources (Romania) |
Civil society involvement in legislative and policy development process |
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Olga KALINA Secretariat, European Network of (ex) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) |
Service users involvement in legislative and policy development process |
Procedures and safeguards
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Lətif HÜSEYNOV Judge, European Court of Human Rights |
Outline of the relevant requirements under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights |
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Sanna AHOLA Expert, Human Rights Centre, Finland |
Relevant requirements under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the light of X. v. Finland |
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Simona FLORESCU Litigation Director a.i., Validity Foundation |
Effective Legal Assistance |
Treatment and conditions
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Marie KMECOVÁ Member of the CPT |
Outline of the relevant standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
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Dr Martin ZINKLER Klinikum Bremen Ost (Germany) |
Minimising treatment compulsion |
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Sean BARNES Expert by Experience, Choice Support |
On life in institution |
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Patrick JANSSENS Mobile Teams for Crisis Intervention, Brussels |
Institutions and community alternatives |
