Chapter 9. Law and mental disease

Authors

  • Abdelhafid OSSOUKINE Professeur, Faculté de droit, Université d’Oran

Keywords:

psychiatry, mental disorders, commitment of mentally ill, law, Islam, Algeria

Abstract

The reform of healthcare law in 1985 did not fundamentally overturn the former French law of 1838. It remains a repressive, totalitarian law. In its philosophy it takes up the old medico-legal theory that still considers the mentally ill as a source of danger.

Published

2023-01-28

How to Cite

Abdelhafid OSSOUKINE. (2023). Chapter 9. Law and mental disease. Journal International De bioéthique Et d’éthique Des Sciences, 13(3-4). Retrieved from https://journaleska.com/index.php/jidb/article/view/8333

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3-4 (2002): JIB

Section

Articles
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