Beyond Elder Law New Directions in Law and Aging /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Doron, Israel (Editor), Soden, Ann M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Human rights.; Aging.; Demography.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Human Rights.

All over the world, there is a growing interest in the relationship between law and aging: How does the law influence the lives of older people? Can rights, advocacy and representation advance the social position of the aged and combat ageism? What are the new and cutting-edge frontiers in the field...

Table of Contents:

• T. Carney: Guardianship, "Social" Citizenship, & Theorizing Substitute Decisionmaking Law
• N. A. Kohn: A Civil Rights Approach to Elder Law
• C. P. Sabatino, E. Wood: The Conceptualization of Legal Capacity of Older Persons in Western law
• H. Meenan: Age Discrimination and the Future Development of Elder Rights in the European Union: Walking Side by Side or Hand in Hand?
• A. M. Soden: Family Matters - Some Emerging Legal Issues in Intergenerational and Generational Relations
• I. Doron, B. Spanier: International Elder Law - The Future of Elder Law
• A. Evrard, C. Lacour: A European Approach to Developing the Field of Law and Ageing
• J. Herring: Elder Abuse - A Human Rights Agenda for the Future
• A. Murphy: Aid in Dying - United States and Around the World.