David Hewitt

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The Five Nights case

David Hewitt considers the historic banning of a silent film

Your nearest relative isn't always the dearest

Detaining a mental health patient will be a more nuanced process, says Dr David Hewitt

There is another way of thinking about liberty

Applying concepts inherited from ancient Rome could allow us to take a more modern approach to deprivation of liberty safeguards, says David Hewitt

Illegitimate concern

When trying to identify the nearest relative ?of an illegitimate person, says David Hewitt, ?we shouldn't simply dismiss the father

Heading down the wrong road

Recent cases suggesting that Approved Mental Health Professionals are responsiblefor patient treatment in hospitals are worrying, says David Hewitt

Comparison contrast

Where deprivation of liberty is concerned, says David Hewitt, there is an alternative to the subjective approach

Parents' consent could make all children confinement lawful

The latest rulings on ?the confinement of children suggest that even the most draconian decisions will be lawful ?if made with the ?parents' consent, ?says David Hewitt

The contradictory approach to deprivation of liberty

The Court of Appeal and the Strasbourg court are developing inconsistent approaches to the concept 'of consent to confinement 'and deprivation of liberty, 'says David Hewitt

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