Mental Capacity Law, Sexual Relationships, and Intimacy

Questions as to the mental capacity of an individual to consent to sex are an increasingly important aspect of legal scholarship and professional practice for those working in care. Recent case law has added new layers of complexity, requiring that a person must be able to understand that the other person needs to consent and can withdraw that consent. While this has been welcomed for asserting the importance of the interpersonal dynamics of sex, it has significant implications for practice and for the day-to-day lives of people with cognitive impairments.
This collection brings together academics, practitioners and organizations to consider the challenges posed by the current legal framework, and future directions for law, policy and practice.

About the author

Beverley Clough is Professor of Law and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Laura Pritchard-Jones is Senior Lecturer in Law at Keele University.

Summary

This edited collection brings together a range of academics, practitioners and organisations to consider the implications of recent case law around consent in sexual relationships on the day-to-day lives of people with cognitive impairments.

Product details

• Assisted by: Beverley Clough (Editor), Laura Pritchard-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781529235623
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-3562-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 239 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 484 g
• Illustrations: 1 Tables, black and white
• Series: Law, Society and Policy
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law