title: [Protecting people with diminished intellectual autonomy, respecting their wishes].
abstract: How do we respect, and at the same time protect, people unable to look after their own interests alone, due to the impairment of their faculties? A solid knowledge base regarding the legal framework which is common to us all and which forms the foundation of our freedom is essential. French law, with regard to people losing their intellectual autonomy, notably in the case of neurodegenerative diseases, aims to respect patients' wishes while at the same time protecting them.
authors.affiliation: Cour d'appel de Versailles, 5, rue Carnot, RP 1113, 78011 Versailles, France. Electronic address: anne.caron-deglise@justice.fr.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caron-Déglise
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: autodétermination; consent; consentement; legal protection; protection judiciaire; responsabilité; responsibility; self-determination; vulnerability; vulnérabilité