Background: Individuals with dementia may appear before the court in different roles: as victims, as witnesses, and as those standing up for their rights. While there is growing interest in the rights of older persons with dementia, relatively little empirical data exists regarding their actual...

In an age of globalization and privatization, local governments and municipalities are searching to define their social role and place. In an aging society such as Canada, arguing that promoting the legal rights of older persons should be part of the legal authority of the municipal government...

The world is aging, and the percentages of older people are on a dramatic ascent. This dramatic demographic aging of human society is not gender neutral; it is mostly about older women. One of the key policy approaches to address the aging revolution is known as “active aging,” crystalized...

This article argues that time has come to move forward from the study of ageism, and the promotion of "active aging" policies, into the development of new ideology of age and aging: AGEIVISM. The article tries to define "ageivism" and to provide foundations for the argument

Background: the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is considered by many to be the most important judicial institution of the European Union today. Despite the potential importance and relevance of the ECJ rulings to the lives and rights of older Europeans, no research has attempted to analyse or...

Elder Law in Israel is still in its initial stages of development. While some signs of awareness to its potential contribution to Israel's aging population are evident, there has not been a complete and coherent approach to the relationship between law and elders' rights in Israel. The goal of...