The Human Rights of Older Persons : A Human Rights-Based Approach to Elder Law / / by Bridget Lewis, Kelly Purser, Kirsty Mackie
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Lewis Bridget
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| Titolo: |
The Human Rights of Older Persons : A Human Rights-Based Approach to Elder Law / / by Bridget Lewis, Kelly Purser, Kirsty Mackie
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| Pubblicazione: | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (346 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 344.032682 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights |
| Conflict of laws | |
| Aging | |
| Human Rights | |
| Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | PurserKelly |
| MackieKirsty | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Chapter 1. The Problem -- Chapter 2. A Human Rights Based-approach to Elder Law -- Chapter 3. The Existing International Response to Protecting the Rights of Older People -- Chapter 4. Legal Capacity and Decision-making -- Chapter 5. Healthcare, Palliative Care and End of Life -- Chapter 6. Employment Rights -- Chapter 7. Financial Management, Retirement and Estate planning -- Chapter 8. Accommodation and Aged Care -- Chapter 9. Social and Cultural Rights of Older Persons -- Chapter 10. Conclusion and Future Directions. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Human Rights of Older Persons |
| ISBN: | 981-15-6735-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910416144203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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