Devanjali Banerjee

Devanjali Banerjee is a research fellow at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. She holds an LLM in Law and Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, and earned her undergraduate degree in law from WBNUJS itself. She has also passed the All-India Bar Council exam. Her areas of interest include citizenship law, child rights, rights of women, environmental law and human rights in general.

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When The Shield Becomes A Sword: The Abuse Of Involuntary Treatment Provisions For Mentally Ill Persons In India

When The Shield Becomes A Sword: The Abuse Of Involuntary Treatment Provisions For Mentally Ill Persons In India

The involuntary admission and treatment of persons with mental illness is a breach of privacy and autonomy. It can also be a dehumanising experience for the patient and there have been calls for its abolition. Despite such concerns, ...
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