Abstract
This chapter: (i) provides a succinct statement of our proposal for the 'fusion' of mental health and capacity legislation into a single legal regime governing the provision of all healthcare without consent, and the reasons behind this proposal; (ii) argues that a carefully designed scheme of this kind would be consistent with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); (iii) responds to the contrary arguments about the CRPD's interpretation made by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in its General Comment No 1 (2014); and (iv) considers the extent to which the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is consistent with the 'fusion' approach, and whether this Act ultimately complies with the CRPD.