Disasters, international law, and the rights of older persons: new developments

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dc.contributor.authorCubie, Dugen
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T10:42:13Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T10:42:13Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.description.abstractRecent years have seen the convergence of two strands of research and advocacy relating to older persons. First, there has been an emphasis on advancing a new UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons to recognize the specific needs of older persons from a rights perspective. Second, the disproportionate impact of disasters on older persons has been increasingly acknowledged, alongside appreciation of older persons’ expertise and contributions to support disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Notably, a key theme of World Elder Abuse Day on 15 June 2024 was ensuring that older persons are not left behind as a result of global emergencies such as conflict, disasters, climate change, and pandemics. This Insight aims to explore the linkages between older persons, human rights and disasters, and concomitant recent developments in international law. It begins with an overview of the current state-of-play regarding the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, before examining the impact of disasters on older persons and existing international legal protections. It will conclude with some observations on how best to integrate the rights of older persons in disasters into international law and international legal instruments.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationCubie, D. (2024) 'Disasters, international law, and the rights of older persons: new developments', ASIL Insights, 28(8), pp. 1-6. Available at: https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/28/issue/8 (Accessed: 12 November 2024)en
dc.identifier.endpage6en
dc.identifier.issued8en
dc.identifier.journaltitleASIL Insightsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16639
dc.identifier.volume28en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of International Law (ASIL)en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.asil.org/insights/volume/28/issue/8
dc.rights© 2024, American Society of International Law. Material published in ASIL Insights may be reproduced with appropriate acknowledgment.en
dc.subjectUN Convention on the Rights of Older Personsen
dc.subjectWorld Elder Abuse Dayen
dc.titleDisasters, international law, and the rights of older persons: new developmentsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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