Protecting the elderly against abuse and neglect legal and social strategies

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zulazhar Tahir (Editor), Mohammad Abu Taher (Editor), Siti Zaharah Jamaluddin (Editor), Jal Zabdi Mohd. Yusoff (Editor), Usharani Balasingam (Editor), Sridevi Thambapilly (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Prevent elder abuse and neglect initiative (peace)
  • 3. Promoting the rights of the elderly with disabilities through the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: lessons for Mlaysia
  • 4. In quest of legal framework addressing elder abuse and neglect in Malaysia: lessons from the asean and international perspectives
  • 5. Protecting the elderly in Malaysia: a constitutional and human rights perspectives
  • 6. Elder abuse in a rural community in Malaysia: the who and the how
  • 7. Profiling financial abuse of the elderly in Malaysia and Nigeria: the need for special legal response
  • 8. Legal rights of elderly parents to maintenance in Malaysia: a positive approach
  • 9. Regualting maintanance for elderly parents in Malaysia: lessons from foreign jurisdictions
  • 10. Maintenance of elderly parents: the syariah and legal perspective
  • 11. Legalising of maintenance of parents: Malaysia as a case study
  • 12. Financial exploitation of the elderly: analysis of power of attorney
  • 13. Elder protection from financial abuse: fiduciary duty and protective measures
  • 14. Care services for older persons and support for caregivers
  • 15. Regulatory framework for the establishment of retirement villages for the elderly in the context of town & country palnning