Deciding what is best for you: Best interest determinations on behalf of persons without capacity in the Chinese context

Professor Cheung, Tin Muk Daisy   (Principal Investigator (PI))

42

2022-01-01

443426

Deciding what is best for you: Best interest determinations on behalf of persons without capacity in the Chinese context

Best interests, Confucian bioethics, Mental incapacity, Substitute decision-making, Will and preferences

Law

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

17615921

General Research Fund (GRF)

2021

On-going

1 • To examine the use of the concept of ""best interests"" in decision-making on behalf of persons without mental capacity in the Chinese jurisdictions of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan 2 • To examine the ethical underpinnings of the concept of ""best interests"" in the Chinese context, including the extent to which Confucian ethics and values have influenced the development of the concept and its utilisation in Chinese jurisdictions 3 • To assess the extent to which the concept of ""best interests"" is consistent with local and international human rights standards, including those of the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities 4 • To develop a unified, coherent concept of ""best interests"" that is (i) sensitive to Chinese values and norms and (ii) compliant with human rights obligations 5 • To publish at least two articles in top-tier domestic and/or international journals and to present at least one conference paper on the findings of this project