Only some of the international legal acts relating to the mental health sector listed below were signed or ratified by Georgia. For the full list of ratified acts please visit official web-site of Parliament of Georgia: http://www.parliament.ge/

International legal acts relating to the mental health field
Acts signed/ratified by Georgia
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 25 Supreme Council regulation 15–09–1991
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – OHCHR (1966) Acts
Parl/resol 03–08–94
UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975) Acts
Declaration on the rights of mentally retarded people (1971) Acts
Beijing Declaration on the Rights of People with disabilities in the new Century (2000) Acts
UN international human rights convention on the rights of disabled people (2007) Not yet ratified
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention (1983),
Article 4
Not yet ratified
UN Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care (1991) Acts
UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Article 3 Acts
Parl/resol 22–09–1994
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (2000) Acts
1–11–02
UN International Covenant on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (1966). Acts
Parl/resol N 1899, 16-04-1999
UN Body of Principles for the Protection of all Persons under any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (1988). Acts
Standard Rules on Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (1993). Acts
UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), Article 7 Acts
Parl/resol 25–01–1994
European Convention of Human and Fundamental Rights (1950), Council of Europe Acts
Parl/resol N1940, 12–05–1999

N 1 (07–06–02) ,
N 4 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000),
N 6 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000),
N 7 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000),
N 12 (Parl/resol N 839, 30–03–2001)
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) Acts
Parl/resol N1493, 22–12–1994
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture –OPCAT (2003) Acts
Parl/resol N1889-rs, 08.07.05
in force since 22–06–06
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987) Acts Parl/resol N274–IIs, 03–05–2000
N 1 (Parl/resol 03-05-2000),
N 2 (Parl/resol N 272 – IIs, 03-05-2000)
Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (1997), Article 7 Ratified
Parl/resol N507–Is, 27–09–2000
The European Social Charter (1996) Ratified partialy
Parl/resol N1876-rs, 01–07–05
UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), Article 12 Acts
Parl/resol N 25-01-1994
UN International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention on employment and occupation discrimination (1989) Acts
Parl/resol 04- 05-95
Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor , adopted at Geneva (1957) Ratified
Parl/resol N 234 16- 05-96.
in force since 23–09–96
Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (2005) Ratified
Parl/resol N4086–rs, 22–12–06
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), Article 25. Ratified
Parl/resol 21–04–94
Resolution concerning the United Nations convention on the rights of the child (1991) Acts
Parl/resol N 23-02-2000
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) Acts
01–10–97
Optional Protocol on the involment of children in armed conflict (2000) Acts
Parl/resol N1571–11s, 21–06–02
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000) Acts
Parl/resol N1675–1s, 27–09–02
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999)

Ratified
Parl/resol N1473–rs, 18–05–02

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) (1993) Acts
Parl/resol 13–11–99
UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care (1991). ---
UN Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960) Not yet ratified
Tallinn guidelines for Action on Human Resources Development in the Field of Disability. Adopted by the General Assembly resolution 44/70 (1990) ---
Mental Health Declaration, Helsinki (2005) Signed
Merano Declaration on mental health in NIS countries (2008) Signed
   

 

Development and piloting of the community-based mental health outpatient service model in Georgia