Abstract

DABOVE, María Isolina. HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN THE NEW AMERICAN CONVENTION AND ITS BIOETHICAL IMPLICATIONS. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp.38-59. ISSN 1657-4702.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.1440.

This paper studies the Elder Law as a new legal special field, born of the international evolution of human rights through its specification process, developed since 1950. It analyzes the legal impact of the global and multi-generational aging population and the historical development of Elder Law. It treats the connection between Elder Law and Bioethics and makes an overview of the content and scope of Elder Law taking account the legal status of the older person, their rights to autonomy, participation and social rights; together with the issue of access to justice in the old age. Finally, the text discusses the meaning and scope of the recent Inter-American Convention on the protection of human rights of older people to Elder Law and Bioethics.

Keywords : Elder Law; human rights; Inter-American Convention; bioetichs.

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