Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Journal
ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law
Volume
22
Issue
2
Abstract
In this article, the authors identify current trends in promoting supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship for people with disabilities. Support for supported decision-making (SDM) and other reforms to guardianship can be found in international conventions and declarations (notably, Article 12 of the CRPD); Concluding Observations and General Comment No. 1 issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and in various countries (or states/provinces/localities within those countries), including the United States, where developments in state legislation, state court cases (including the Jenny Hatch case, in which one of the co-authors was counsel and another testified as an expert witness), pilot projects, and financial support from the federal government have begun to articulate a robust vision of SDM.
Recommended Citation
Dinerstein, Robert, "Emerging International Trends and Practices in Guardianship Law for People with Disabilities" (2016). Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals. 1314.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1314