Clarifying the best interests standard: the elaborative and enumerative strategies in public policy-making

• Main Authors: Lim, Chong-Ming, Dunn, Michael C., Chin, Jacqueline J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Best interests standard; Public policy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84606; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41898
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One recurring criticism of the best interests standard concerns its vagueness, and thus the inadequate guidance it offers to care providers. The lack of an agreed definition of ‘best interests’, together with the fact that several suggested considerations adopted in legislation or professional guide...