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Rogan, Mary (2025) Human rights and dignity in forensic mental health. In: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, 24 June 2025, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

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‘The very essence’ of the European Convention on Human Rights - 
A concept with particular resonance and relevance in forensic mental health settings
Confluence of access to treatment – liberty – consent domains

Dignity’s roots:
A philosophical and legal concept with a life well beyond these domains
A right or a value on which other rights are based?
• Status
• A status held by virtue of being a human being
• A status held by virtue of humans’ creation by a supernatural power
• A status bestowed by others......

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