Powszechna Deklaracja Praw Człowieka – ONZ 1948
Konwencja w sprawie zakazu stosowania tortur oraz innego okrutnego, nieludzkiego lub poniżającego traktowania albo karania – ONZ 1984
Konwencja o Prawach Dziecka – ONZ 1989
UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care – rezolucja z 1991 r.
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WMA Statement on Ethical Issues Concerning Patients with Mental Illness - 1995
Mental Health Care Law: Ten Basic Principles – WHO 1996
Deklaracja Madrycka o etycznych standardach praktyki psychiatrycznej (Delaration of Madrid on Ethical Standards for Psychiatric Practice) – World Psychiatric Association (WPA) 1996
WORLD HEALTH PROFESSIONS ALLIANCE (WHPA) JOINT STATEMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH – The International Council of Nurses (ICN), International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), World Medical Association (WMA) 2001
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Mental health action plan – 2013-2020 WHO
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