Citizenship and human rights for old people: from gerontological policies to elder law

Authors

  • María Isolina Dabove United Nations. International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Keywords:

citizenship, gerontological policies, Human Rights, elder law

Abstract

This paper inquires about the problems related to the aging paradigms that have been used so far in social policy and law. It also explores the paths currently required for a gerontological perspective of positive aging. Methodology used was based in integrativism theories of law and policy which recognize four dimensions of analysis: historical background, sociological, normative and evaluative. In the current era of globalization, the negative discrimination due to age cannot be reversed by the mere implementation of public gerontological policies. We need to develop a model of citizenship based on a new specialty: Elder law supported by Human Rights

Author Biography

  • María Isolina Dabove, United Nations. International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

    CONICET Researcher at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Buenos Aires-Argentina. Director of the Diploma in Old Age Law at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Córdoba. Director of the Center for Research on Aging Law at the National University of Rosario. Representative of INPEA to the UN. Doctor in Law from Carlos III University of Madrid.

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Published

2013-04-16

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Section

Doctrine and research

How to Cite

Citizenship and human rights for old people: from gerontological policies to elder law. (2013). Revista De La Facultad De Derecho, 4(1). https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refade/article/view/6008