Background to Mental Health Law.- The United Nations and Mental Health Law.- The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law.- History of mental health law in India.- Indias Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016.- Indias Mental Healthcare Act 2017.- Indias Mental Healthcare Act 2017 and the WHO Checklist on Mental Health Legislation.- Non-concordance, omissions, deviations.- Social rights in mental health law.- Adhering to conventions: intentional grey areas or shirking responsibility?.- Conclusions.- Afterword by Soumitra Pathare.
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