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Beyond Elder Law

New Directions in Law and Aging

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Israel Doron

    1. Dept. Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

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  2. Ann M. Soden

    1. Policy and Aging, National Institute of Law,, Montreal, Canada

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Guardianship, “Social” Citizenship and Theorising Substitute Decision-Making Law

    • Terry Carney
    Pages 1-17

  3. A Civil Rights Approach to Elder Law

    • Nina A. Kohn
    Pages 19-34

  4. The Conceptualization of Legal Capacity of Older Persons in Western Law

    • Charles P. Sabatino, Erica Wood
    Pages 35-55

  5. Age Discrimination and the Future Development of Elder Rights in the European Union: Walking Side by Side or Hand in Hand?

    • Helen Meenan
    Pages 57-97

  6. Family Matters: Some Emerging Legal Issues in Intergenerational and Generational Relations

    • Ann M. Soden Ad. E.
    Pages 99-124

  7. International Elder Law: The Future of Elder Law

    • Israel Doron, Benny Spanier
    Pages 125-148

  8. A European Approach to Developing the Field of Law and Ageing

    • Albert Evrard sj, Clémence Lacour
    Pages 149-173

  9. Elder Abuse: A Human Rights Agenda for the Future

    • Jonathan Herring
    Pages 175-197

  10. Aid in Dying: United States and Around the World

    • Ann Murphy
    Pages 199-215

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 2217-219
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About this book

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 of elder law? Should there be a new international human rights convention in this field? These are only a few of the many questions that arise.
This book attempts to answer some of these questions and to set the agenda for the future development of elder law across the globe. Taking into account existing research and knowledge, leading scholars from different continents (North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia) present in this book original and novel ideas regarding the future development of elder law. These ideas touch upon key topics such as elder guardianship, citizenship, mental capacity, elder abuse, human rights and international law, family relationships, age discrimination, and the right to die. This book can thus serve as an important reference work for all those interested in understanding where law and aging are headed, and for those concerned about the future legal rights of older persons.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    Israel Doron

  • Policy and Aging, National Institute of Law,, Montreal, Canada

    Ann M. Soden

About the editors

Dr. Israel (Issi) Doron and Ann Soden Ad. E. are both leading international scholars in the field of elder law. Dr. Doron, is a Professor of Law and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel, and has edited the book Theories on Law and Ageing: The Jurisprudence of Elder Law (Springer, 2009). Ann Soden is the head of the National Institute of Law, Aging and Policy, based in Montreal, Canada, and has edited the book Advising the Older Client (LexisNexis, 2005).

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