Abstract
In this Article, we will first discuss the meaning of trauma in this context, and then consider the impact of international human rights law on the sorts of trauma that persons with mental disabilities typically experience, and will suggest how this body of law might be used as a tool to potentially remediate some of the conditions in question. We will also looks at these issues through the prism of therapeutic jurisprudence, in an effort to determine how we can bring more dignity—and concomitantly, less shame and humiliation—to the population in question, with a special focus on the potential use of problem-solving courts in this context. We will then conclude by offering some thoughts on how to better utilize a human rights approach to ensure that people with trauma-related mental disabilities are treated with dignity and respect.
Recommended Citation
Gallagher, Mehgan and Perlin, Michael L.
(2017)
""The Pain I Rise Above": How International Human Rights Can Best Realize the Needs of Persons with Trauma-Related Mental Disabilities,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 29:
Iss.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol29/iss3/1