Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Right to legal capacity in therapeutic jurisprudence: Insights from critical disability theory and the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Jennifer Black

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

This article addresses whether autonomy is being adequately protected within therapeutic jurisprudence models. It first outlines t..

Implementing a Participatory Human Rights-Based Research Methodology: The Unfitness to Plead Project

Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Piers Gooding, Sarah Mercer, Marlena Raymond, Bernadette McSherry

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Human Rights Practice

This article describes a novel action-research methodology that combines aspects of participatory methods and emancipatory princip..

Enhancing Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment in the Criminal Justice System: Feasibility of a Proposed Method

Ruthie Jeanneret, Caroline Spiranovic, Lisa Eckstein, Rebekah McWhirter, Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Joel Scanlan, Kenneth Kirkby, Paul Watters, James Vickers

Journal article  |  2019  |  Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Persons with cognitive impairment(s) are over-represented in the criminal justice system (CJS), yet many instances of cognitive im..

Global Perspectives on Legal Capacity Reform Our Voices, Our Stories

Eilionóir Flynn, Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Cliona de Bhailís, María Serra

Book  |  2019

This edited collection is the result of the Voices of Individuals: Collectively Exploring Self-determination (VOICES) based at the..

Gendered Denials: Vulnerability Created by Barriers to Legal Capacity for Women and Disabled Women

Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

This article explores the vulnerability that is created when legal capacity is denied to women and disabled women. It argues that ..

From Safety Nets to Support Networks: Beyond 'Vulnerability' in Protection for Consumers with Cognitive Disabilities

Y Maker, Jeannie Paterson, Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Bernadette McSherry, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2018  |  University of New South Wales Law Journal

This article considers the significance of the obligations in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabili..

Ensuring Equality for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities in Consumer Contracting: An International Human Rights Law Perspective

Y Maker, Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Bernadette McSherry, Jeannie Paterson, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2018  |  Melbourne Journal of International Law

This article explores the implications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘CRPD’) for th..

Disability Human Rights Law

Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Book  |  2018

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue 'Disability Human Rights Law'; that was published in Laws

Disability Human Rights Clinics as a model for teaching Participatory International Human Rights Lawyering

Yvette Maker, Jana Offergeld, Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Clinical Legal Education

The Disability Human Rights Clinic (DHRC) was established at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne, in 2015.  Its supe..

Human Rights and Unfitness to Plead: The Demands of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Piers Gooding, Louis Andrews, Bernadette McSherry

Journal article  |  2017  |  Human Rights Law Review