R v Swain
Country: CanadaYear: 1991
Court: Supreme Court of Canada
Citation: [1991] 1 RCS
Health Topics: Mental health, Prisons, Public safety, Violence
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:
Tags: Assault, Compulsory commitment, Compulsory confinement, Custody, Detention, Domestic abuse, Insanity, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary confinement, Mandatory commitment, Mandatory confinement, Mental competence, Mental disorder, Mental illness, Mental institution, Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychosis, Threat of violence, Violence against womenSwain was arrested and charged with assault and aggravated assault. Due to his bizarre conduct during the incident and at the time of his arrest, Swain was transferred from jail to a mental health centre before trial. His condition improved with medication, and he was conditionally released into the community before trial. Swain continued to …Read more
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X & Y v. The Netherlands
Country: NetherlandsYear: 1985
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: App. No. 8978/80, 8 Eur. H.R. Rep. 235 (1986).
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to family life, Right to privacy
Facts:
Tags: Children, Disabled, Handicapped, Incapacity, Incompetence, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental retardation, Minor, Molestation, Pediatric health, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence against womenThe applicant, a father of a mentally handicapped woman, found himself unable to institute criminal proceedings against an individual who had sexually assaulted his daughter due to a gap in the domestic criminal laws of the Netherlands, which required the victim to file the complaint herself. Although the victim was more than sixteen years of …Read more
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