Summer Research Series: Decision-making in the Court of Protection 'needs a human element': Provisional empirical findings from the Judging Values Project
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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 establishes a comprehensive legal framework for making decisions on behalf of individuals who lack mental capacity (P), including a best interests framework which is intended to place P at the very heart of all decision-making. Tensions can arise between this P-centric ethos and the best interests standard, with decisions requiring the negotiation of conflicting values. Rebecca explores the role of values in decision-making about P in Court of Protection cases, including decisions about P’s best interests and how P participates in legal proceedings. These questions are the focus of investigation in an AHRC- funded project called Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law. The discussion will present provisional empirical findings arising from qualitative interviews with legal practitioners and retired judges, which reveal the importance of the ‘human element’ in negotiating difficult value conflicts.
Rebecca Stickler is a Research Fellow at Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research. Prior to commencing this role, she practised as a barrister specialising in Court of Protection and Public Law.
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School of Law Summer Research Series
This event is part of a series of live online events hosted by Birkbeck's School of Law over the coming weeks, showcasing the wide range of research undertaken by the Departments of Law and Criminology, as well as the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR).
The Summer Research Series will feature a number of researchers sharing their latest research with the public through live webinars.
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