Application of coercive measures of a medical nature: Ukraine and foreign countries
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35774/app2023.04.109Keywords:
coercive measures of a medical nature, rights of mentally ill persons, criminal process, criminal proceedings, international legal actsAbstract
This article discusses the issue of the use of coercive measures of a medical nature in Ukraine and in foreign countries.
It was determined that coercive measures of a medical nature are mandatory measures of the state in response to a socially dangerous act committed by a mentally ill person, which consist in imposing certain restrictions on him, are aimed at the treatment of such a person, as well as ensuring the safety of both the patient and society in general. It has been established what types of coercive measures of a medical nature exist in Ukraine.
A comparative analysis of the branches of the law of Ukraine and other states in which coercive measures of a medical nature are used is carried out, because such measures are not always used in criminal proceedings. In this context, the criminal procedural legislation of Japan is considered separately.
The article also examines the issue of observing the rights of mentally ill persons during pre-trial investigation and judicial review of cases regarding the use of coercive measures of a medical nature. International normative legal acts are also taken into account.
The practice of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the conditions under which a person can be deprived of liberty (arrested) or detained as mentally ill for a psychiatric examination is considered.
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