PADM 5855. International Human Rights

13. Aging Persons

22, 24, April 2024

This session of the seminar will look at the process of negotiating a new convention on the rights of aging persons.

Questions covered	What is aging and why does it need a convention? What progress is being made on negotiationg the convention?
Lectures	Lecture
Required readings	Open-ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection  of the human rights of older persons Human Rights of Older Persons: Summary of the Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly, 2011 General Assembly resolution 73/143, Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing Human Rights Council, Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, July 2017

Recommended readings
Discussion question	Why do we need a Convention on the Rights of Aging Persons? Who is an older person for the purposes of a convention?
Recording	Recordings of 22 and 24 April will be in the course Canvas.

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