Abstract
Historically, the problem of old age has not been an object of interest to the legal debate. Only in recent years, this complex stage of life has begun to be addressed, especially by Civil Law, Criminal Law and Philosophy of Law. However, there are still few studies which focus on the constitutional perspective and the rights of the elderly. That is the profile of the present work, which carries out a detailed and comparative analysis of the regulations of the highest hierarchy in Argentina. It emphasizes that, in accordance with postmodern times, the elderly person is a weak individual who frequently becomes a victim of economic, structural, physical, psychological and sexual violence. It also stresses that Law is an instrument of great value to overcome this weakness, by strengthening the living conditions and status of the elderly.
Highlights
Historically, the problem of old age has not been an object of interest to the legal debate
There are still few studies which focus on the constitutional perspective and the rights of the elderly
That is the profile of the present work, which carries out a detailed and comparative analysis of the regulations of the highest hierarchy in Argentina
Summary
La reflexión sobre los derechos constitucionales de los ancianos representa un deber que se impone, por indispensable, en el debate jurídico contemporáneo. De allí que hayamos decidido hace varios años profundizar este aspecto, lo cual dio como resultado nuestro estudio Los derechos constitucionales de los ancianos en la Argentina, publicado en Buenos Aires por Editorial Dunken y la Fundación para las Investigaciones Jurídicas en 2006 (obra declarada de Interés Legislativo por la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación el 7 de noviembre de 2007 y por la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de Buenos Aires el 4 de diciembre de 2007). En este último sentido, que “la estimación social del anciano ha ido decreciendo con el paso del tiempo, de modo que fue inmensa en las culturas primitivas, y ha ido perdiendo puestos según ha ido pasando el tiempo” (Gracia Guillén 1995, 15). Pues permite orientar el progreso del Derecho con miras a las necesidades reales de los mayores
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