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  • Journal Article
  • 2021

Bringing the adult guardianship regime in line with the UNCRPD: The Chinese experience

by Daisy Cheung
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Extract from abstract: “This article examines the Chinese experience with adult guardianship, focusing in particular on the regimes in Hong Kong and China. As jurisdictions in which the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘UNCRPD’) applies, a key question is whether the adult guardianship regimes in these jurisdictions can be considered compliant with the principles of the UNCRPD, specifically those in Article 12.”

Countries all over the world are experiencing the effects of gradually aging populations, one of which is an increase in the number of individuals who are on the verge of losing or have already lost their mental capacity, or their ability to make decisions (as assessed according to legal standards). This raises important questions, such as how capacity should be assessed and how decisions can be made on the behalf of such individuals in ways that are compliant with international human rights instruments such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (if at all). These questions arise across a range of contexts, several of which CMEL’s research focuses on, including: (1) legal regimes that permit decision-making on behalf of individuals, such as Committee and adult guardianship regimes and (2) advance medical directives.

More information is available on the personal profile page of our Prof Daisy Cheung.

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  • Book
  • 2023

Advance directives across Asia: A comparative sociolegal analysis

Lead co-editor: Daisy Cheung
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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  • Research Grant
  • 2022

Deciding what is best for you: Best interest determinations on behalf of persons without capacity in the Chinese context

Principal Investigator: Daisy Cheung
Grant from the Research Grants Council (General Research Fund)

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  • Research Grant
  • 2018

Finding the right balance: constructing a theoretical approach for the assessment of guardianship systems for the mentally incapacitated in East Asia

Principal Investigator: Daisy Cheung
Grant from the Research Grants Council (Early Career Scheme)

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