This paper provides an examination of the process used by ordinary courts in Chile when making legal capacity determinations. It provides an up-to-date account of various aspects of law and procedure related to legal capacity in this jurisdiction. Also, by drawing on semi-structured interviews with judges, this paper examines judicial understandings of legal capacity decision-making focusing on problems related to the medicalisation of mental disability and the participation of persons with disabilities in legal capacity procedures.
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Marshall, P., & Jiménez, G. (2021). Medicalisation and participation in legal capacity determinations in Chile. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2021.101735
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