ASSIGIGNEMNTS #2 DUE BY 15 hrs

Unit 8: Elderly rights and social development.

Goals and objectives of the unit: After reading and reviewing required course reading for unit 8 you should be able to:

 recognize key challenges in promoting rights for older people

 work on course class project part 2

Required readings:

Murphy, M. (2012). International human rights law and older people: Gaps, fragments and loopholes Retrieved from https://social.un.org/ageing-working- group/documents/GapsinprotectionofolderpeoplesrightsAugust2012.pdf

Required learning activities:

Read Murphy (2012) article Human rights for older people are one of the key issues which all of us will face at the later stage in our

lives. However, it is important to think about older people no matter what age group you belong. Social

development will not be complete if we do not examine the issue of human rights toward the elderly. In

many developed countries, older people are the fastest growing population. The article is a great

resource to think about matters that affect older people in Canada and around the world. The article

discusses the definitional issues what constitute an old age. The answer is drawn from the constructivist

perspective as each country has its definition of when the person is considered old. Section 1 of this

paper explains the international discussion around human rights law and provide an overview of some

legal documents that protect human rights for elderly. Section 2 explores five issues older people face in

international law: age discrimination; violence and abuse; the rights to earn income, to social security

and resources; access to justice; and autonomy and independence.

Test Yourself

Possible test questions from required readings  Based on the Murphy (2012) article does the Convention on the Rights of Person with

Disabilities sufficiently protect older people’s rights?

 Based on the Murphy (2012) what are the four gaps in international human rights law for older people?

 Based on the Murphy (2012) what are the five issues older people face in international law?

Part 2 Class project Spend some time to review part 2 class project requirements and start working on meeting all the post

requirements for part 2 of the project.