Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
The San Jose Charter on the Rights of Older Persons
The final outcome of the III Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)] that was held on May 2012 in San Jose, has produced an important international document on the rights of older persons.
The document, known as the
SAN JOSÉ CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
is yet another important step by the Latin America countries to be the leaders in promoting and advancing the rights of older persons via regional human rights instruments.
Here is the link to the full document:
http://www.ngocoa-ny.org/events/regional-conferences/san-jose-charter-on-the.html
The document, known as the
SAN JOSÉ CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
is yet another important step by the Latin America countries to be the leaders in promoting and advancing the rights of older persons via regional human rights instruments.
Here is the link to the full document:
http://www.ngocoa-ny.org/events/regional-conferences/san-jose-charter-on-the.html
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Israel not planning for country's burgeoning number of elderly, expert warns - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
To learn about the Israeli experience (or inexperience) in the context of an aging society, see the following link to a news article in the field:
Israel not planning for country's burgeoning number of elderly, expert warns - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Israel not planning for country's burgeoning number of elderly, expert warns - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Monday, April 30, 2012
New book on the future of elder law
A new book, that I have edited with my colleague Prof. Ann Soden, has just been published under the hospice of Springer Publication.
The book called: "Beyond Elder Law: New Directions in Law and Aging" consists of 9 different chapters that cover a wide array of critical issues in the field of elder law: legal capacity; guardianship; elder abuse and neglect; age discrimination; international elder law; and more. The authors, are some of the most leading scholars in the field, come from all over the world: UK, Belgium; Australia, Canada, USA, and Israel.
Here is the link to the book, which includes the introduction and the Table of Contents.
Enjoy. Issi
New Book: Beyond Elder Law
The book called: "Beyond Elder Law: New Directions in Law and Aging" consists of 9 different chapters that cover a wide array of critical issues in the field of elder law: legal capacity; guardianship; elder abuse and neglect; age discrimination; international elder law; and more. The authors, are some of the most leading scholars in the field, come from all over the world: UK, Belgium; Australia, Canada, USA, and Israel.
Here is the link to the book, which includes the introduction and the Table of Contents.
Enjoy. Issi
New Book: Beyond Elder Law
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Regional HR Convention for Older Persons - Development in the Americas
The struggle to develop and establish a new human rights instrument to promote the rights of older persons on the international level has received a new boost from the Organization of American States:
The Organization of American States.approved last Friday (December 2, 2011) a major step to start writing the text of a convention to protect the rights of older people. This report was approved and highlights the need to comply with the mandate of the Working Group in 2012. According to the operative paragraph 2 of Resolution AG / RES 2654 (XLI-0/11), its task is to develop "a draft Convention for the promotion and protection of the rights of older people before the end of the first half of 2012.”
If indeed the OAS will stand up to its plan, it will the first international body to adopt and binding international convention exclusively for the rights of older persons. This can also serve as a significant step towards the adoption of a similar trend not only in other global regions but also for the UN at large.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Family caregiving: USA Presidential Proclamation
Barack Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation in honor of National Family Caregivers Month.
Here is the link + the full text:
http://www.nfcacares.org/press_room/detail.cfm?num=168
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION -- NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH
11/01/11 — THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 1, 2011
NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH, 2011 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION
Across our country, millions of family members, neighbors, and friends provide care and support for their loved ones during times of need. With profound compassion and selflessness, these caregivers sustain American men, women, and children at their most vulnerable moments, and through their devoted acts, they exemplify the best of the American spirit. During National Family Caregivers Month, we pay tribute to the individuals throughout America who ensure the health and well-being of their relatives and loved ones.
Many of our Nation's family caregivers assist seniors and people with disabilities to help improve their quality of life. Their efforts help deliver short-term comfort and security, facilitate social engagement, and help individuals stay in their homes and communities as long as possible. This heroic work is often done while caregivers balance other commitments to their families, jobs, and communities. As these remarkable individuals put their own lives on hold to tend to their family members, it is our responsibility to ensure they do not have to do it alone.
To ease the emotional and financial burdens that can accompany caregiving, my Administration has striven to support family caregivers for the crucial role they perform. Vice President Joe Biden's Middle Class Task Force has focused on the importance or investing in respite care, counseling, and training for individuals who serve aging Americans. These initiatives would give family caregivers a leg up as they continue to support their aging loved ones.
One of our Nation's greatest responsibilities is to ensure our veterans, their families, and their caregivers receive lasting and comprehensive support. Last year, I signed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, which helps fulfill this obligation by extending additional assistance to family members who care for severely wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Our military caregivers exemplify the heroism found not only on the fields of battle, but also in the hearts of those who tend to our wounded warriors when they come home.
As we observe National Family Caregivers Month, we honor the tireless compassion of Americans who heal, comfort, and support our injured, our elders, and people with disabilities. This month and throughout the year, let the quiet perseverance of our family caregivers remind us of the decency and kindness to which we can all aspire.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2011 as National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to pay tribute to those who provide for the health and well-being of their family members, friends, and neighbors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
BARACK OBAMA
Here is the link + the full text:
http://www.nfcacares.org/press_room/detail.cfm?num=168
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION -- NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH
11/01/11 — THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 1, 2011
NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH, 2011 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION
Across our country, millions of family members, neighbors, and friends provide care and support for their loved ones during times of need. With profound compassion and selflessness, these caregivers sustain American men, women, and children at their most vulnerable moments, and through their devoted acts, they exemplify the best of the American spirit. During National Family Caregivers Month, we pay tribute to the individuals throughout America who ensure the health and well-being of their relatives and loved ones.
Many of our Nation's family caregivers assist seniors and people with disabilities to help improve their quality of life. Their efforts help deliver short-term comfort and security, facilitate social engagement, and help individuals stay in their homes and communities as long as possible. This heroic work is often done while caregivers balance other commitments to their families, jobs, and communities. As these remarkable individuals put their own lives on hold to tend to their family members, it is our responsibility to ensure they do not have to do it alone.
To ease the emotional and financial burdens that can accompany caregiving, my Administration has striven to support family caregivers for the crucial role they perform. Vice President Joe Biden's Middle Class Task Force has focused on the importance or investing in respite care, counseling, and training for individuals who serve aging Americans. These initiatives would give family caregivers a leg up as they continue to support their aging loved ones.
One of our Nation's greatest responsibilities is to ensure our veterans, their families, and their caregivers receive lasting and comprehensive support. Last year, I signed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, which helps fulfill this obligation by extending additional assistance to family members who care for severely wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Our military caregivers exemplify the heroism found not only on the fields of battle, but also in the hearts of those who tend to our wounded warriors when they come home.
As we observe National Family Caregivers Month, we honor the tireless compassion of Americans who heal, comfort, and support our injured, our elders, and people with disabilities. This month and throughout the year, let the quiet perseverance of our family caregivers remind us of the decency and kindness to which we can all aspire.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2011 as National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to pay tribute to those who provide for the health and well-being of their family members, friends, and neighbors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
BARACK OBAMA
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Municipal Elder Law - The Dublin Declaration: Age Friendly Cities and Communities
The potential of local and municipal powers as tools to promote rights of older persons has received growing attention in scholarly writing in recent years (e.g. Israel Doron and Kim Dayton (forthcoming) research on municipal elder in the USA).
One of the manifestations of this recognition is the WHO's glogal network of age friendly cities.
The first international conference in this field was held recently in Dublin, Ireland on the 28-30 of September 2011.
The outcome of this conference was a declaration, "The Dublin Declaration: Age Friendly Cities and Communities".
The link to the declaration is below:
http://www.afc-internationalconference.ie/templates/afc/images/Dublin%20Declaration.pdf
Amongst others the declaration states that:
“3. Where we live, our physical, social and cultural environment, greatly impacts upon how we live. The significance of ‘place’ in all our lives cannot be overestimated. The built environment impacts on the quality of all of our lives and can make the difference between independence and dependence for all people, but especially for those growing older. Place is inseparable from our sense of identity and this is true for people of all ages, including older people.
4. Cities must equip themselves with the necessary means and resources and systems of resource distribution to promote equal opportunities and the well-being and participation of all citizens, including their older citizens. By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities, and the major urban areas of the developed world will have 25 per cent or more of their population people aged 60 and over. However, many older people in developed and developing countries live and will continue to live in rural and sometimes remote communities. These communities must also develop the capacity to promote the health, well-being and participation of their older citizens.”
This recognition is of much importance, and it seems that the Dublin Declaration can serve as yet another important step in developing this field in the future.
One of the manifestations of this recognition is the WHO's glogal network of age friendly cities.
The first international conference in this field was held recently in Dublin, Ireland on the 28-30 of September 2011.
The outcome of this conference was a declaration, "The Dublin Declaration: Age Friendly Cities and Communities".
The link to the declaration is below:
http://www.afc-internationalconference.ie/templates/afc/images/Dublin%20Declaration.pdf
Amongst others the declaration states that:
“3. Where we live, our physical, social and cultural environment, greatly impacts upon how we live. The significance of ‘place’ in all our lives cannot be overestimated. The built environment impacts on the quality of all of our lives and can make the difference between independence and dependence for all people, but especially for those growing older. Place is inseparable from our sense of identity and this is true for people of all ages, including older people.
4. Cities must equip themselves with the necessary means and resources and systems of resource distribution to promote equal opportunities and the well-being and participation of all citizens, including their older citizens. By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities, and the major urban areas of the developed world will have 25 per cent or more of their population people aged 60 and over. However, many older people in developed and developing countries live and will continue to live in rural and sometimes remote communities. These communities must also develop the capacity to promote the health, well-being and participation of their older citizens.”
This recognition is of much importance, and it seems that the Dublin Declaration can serve as yet another important step in developing this field in the future.
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