Protecting the rights of older persons in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies through the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

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dc.contributor.authorCubie, Dug
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Natalie
dc.contributor.funderErik Castren Institute
dc.contributor.funderHelsingin Yliopisto, HY
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-24T12:50:02Z
dc.date.available2026-03-24T12:50:02Z
dc.date.issued2026-03-16
dc.description.abstractIt goes without saying that in times of risk and humanitarian emergency, such as armed conflict, forced displacement, and disasters, older persons may be in a particularly precarious situation. In April 2025, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted Resolution 58/13 to commence a process for the elaboration of a legally binding international instrument on the rights of older persons. This is an important milestone since older persons face ‘relative invisibility’ in both international human rights law and during humanitarian crises. This article critically analyses the existing provisions in regional and international human rights law on the rights of older persons, and in particular on the rights of older persons in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies. To promote debate and critique, the article sets out proposed wording for a dedicated article on situations of risk in the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Personsen
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank participants at the conference 'Older Persons and Crises: Rights and Challenges' organized by the Erik Castren Institute, University of Helsinki in March 2025 for their insightful comments on an early draft of our proposed article for the CROP. We would also like to acknowledge the insights and engagement with our arguments from the two peer reviewers. Any errors remain our own.
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dc.identifier.articleidngag002
dc.identifier.authororcidCubie, Dug§0000-0003-1034-7449
dc.identifier.authororcidBaird, Natalie
dc.identifier.citationCubie, D & Baird, N 2026, 'Protecting the rights of older persons in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies through the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons', Human Rights Law Review, vol. 26, no. 2, ngag002. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngag002
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/hrlr/ngag002
dc.identifier.issn1461-7781
dc.identifier.issued2
dc.identifier.journaltitleHuman Rights Law Review
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1034-7449/work/205265665
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18653
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngag002
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dc.rights.licensenameAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectArmed conflict
dc.subjectConvention on the Rights of Older Persons
dc.subjectDisasters
dc.subjectForced displacement
dc.subjectHumanitarian emergencies
dc.subjectOlder persons
dc.subject[Law]
dc.titleProtecting the rights of older persons in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies through the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Personsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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