National and subnational mechanisms to monitor the protection of the human rights of people with dementia including respect for their will and preferences and the implementation of relevant legislation, in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international and regional human rights instruments are essential. These mechanisms should include provisions for areas such as legal capacity, self-determination, supported decision-making, power of attorney, and protection against exploitation and abuse in institutions as well as in the community

Indicates whether or not the dementia-specific legislation is at the national or subnational level. Legislation in this context refers to adopted legal provisions which typically focus on issues such as human rights of older people, people with cognitive impairment, mental disorders, disabilities or impaired mental capacity or include other human rights based approaches.

Existence of documented legislative provisions provided by the national authority's response.

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