Human Rights and the Care of Older People by Maeve ORourke - 9780192859716

Human Rights and the Care of Older PeopleDignity, Vulnerability, and the Anti-Torture Norm\nAuthor(s): Maeve ORourke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780192859716, 978-0192859716\nSynopsis\nSet against the rapid aging of the world's population, Human Rights and the Care of Older People explores the potential for the rule against torture and ill-treatment in international human rights law to better protect older people from care-related mistreatment. The book's analysis is broadly relevant but is prompted by the widespread reports of older people's suffering due to lack of access to care and coercion in respect of care needs. This includes the deprivation of liberty for 'care'. While recognizing that a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older people is on the horizon, the book argues that there is a pressing need for older people and all human rights actors to use and progressively interpret.