Human Rights of Older People Universal and Regional Legal Perspectives /

• Main Authors: Martin, Claudia (Author), Rodríguez-Pinzón, Diego (Author), Brown, Bethany (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 45
• Subjects: Law.; Labor law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; Aging.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Public International Law.; European Law.; Labour Law/Social Law.

This book focuses on descriptions of the developments in legal frameworks and policies regarding the human rights of older persons. First, it covers the policies adopted and practices developed at the universal system, particularly within the sphere of the United Nations. Second, it includes a side-...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• United Nations Systems
• Global and Regional Action Plans on Ageing
• Human Rights of Older Persons and Millennium Development Goals
• Human Rights of Older Persons and Cultural Norms
• The Americas
• Africa
• Asia and the Pacific
• Europe
• Conclusions – Status of the Rights of Older Persons
• Global and Regional Efforts to Strengthen the Protection of the Rights of Older Persons
• Annex – Sources.