Book
The Human Rights of Older Persons: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Elder Law
Springer Nature Singapore
2020
Abstract
This book provides a comprehensive human rights analysis of key areas of law affecting older persons, including legal capacity; elder abuse; accommodation and aged care; healthcare; employment; financial security, retirement, and estate planning; and social and cultural participation. The research identifies individual autonomy and participation in decision-making as fundamental to a human rights-based approach to elder law. The book argues that a paradigm shift must occur away from traditional medical and charity-based understandings of ‘old age’ to instead acknowledge older persons as active holders of enforceable rights. The book argues that a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons is an essential tool in achieving this, but that even without a dedicated treaty there is much to be gained from a human rights-based approach. Significantly, because the issues arising in ‘old age’ are often the culmination of experiences occurring throughout the life course, a human rights-based approach to elder law must begin with a commitment to human rights for people of all ages.
Details
- Title
- The Human Rights of Older Persons: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Elder Law
- Authors
- Bridget Lewis (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKelly Purser (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKirsty Mackie (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-6735-3
- ISBN
- 9789811567346; 9789811567353
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99482290002621
- Output Type
- Book
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