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Full-Text Articles in Law
Fortitude At Forty, Or Why A Seemingly Content, Overly Ambitious, And Detrimentally Optimistic Forty-Something Year Old Decided To Upend His Life And Go To Law School
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Labor And Employment Law, Vijay K. Mago, Elizabeth E. Clarke, Eric Wallace
Labor And Employment Law, Vijay K. Mago, Elizabeth E. Clarke, Eric Wallace
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Guardianship Mediation, Janice Grant
Guardianship Mediation, Janice Grant
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Court guardianship proceedings are designed to determine the need for a guardian. Mediation may be used to rather substitute voluntary services by allowing interested parties to offer suggestions for appropriate care. Grant discusses which cases may be appropriate or inappropriate for mediation and outlines a suggested mediation process. The advantages of maintaining greater autonomy and independence for the elderly are elaborated.
Aging In Place: Naturally Occuring Retirement Communities And Condominium Living, Ellen Hirsch De Haan
Aging In Place: Naturally Occuring Retirement Communities And Condominium Living, Ellen Hirsch De Haan
Marquette Elder's Advisor
As more and more senior citizens choose to grow older in familiar surroundings, condominium and community associations now may have to grapple with the problems encountered as members age, such as physical and mental impairment and incipient decrepitude. How association officers can (and should) deal with these situations as well as the legal issues involved is discussed at length.
The Privacy Of Elders, Michael K. Mcchrystal
The Privacy Of Elders, Michael K. Mcchrystal
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Thr right to privacy does not diminish with age. As the author suggests in the article, it becomes important and vulnerable.
Social Values And Older Persons: The Role Of The Law, Marshall B. Knapp
Social Values And Older Persons: The Role Of The Law, Marshall B. Knapp
Marquette Elder's Advisor
Kapp discusses the relationship of law to social values, and how laws can permit, require, or restrain certain activities. Further discussion involves how laws, such as the Age Discrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Housing Act impact the elderly, and then asks whether the law alone is enough to protect the elderly.
Drivers' Licenses And Age Limits: Imposition Of Driving Restrictions On Elderly Drivers, Katherine Mikel
Drivers' Licenses And Age Limits: Imposition Of Driving Restrictions On Elderly Drivers, Katherine Mikel
Marquette Elder's Advisor
In today's world, most people perceive the ability to drive as a necessity for daily existence, and the elderly population is no exception. However, driving is a privilege and not a skill, not a fundamental right. Research indicates that there is a positive correlation between increased age and decreased physical and mental capacity to drive. Driving requires expeditious reflexes and acute awareness. Considering the research and skills required the question becomes at what age are people too old to continue driving and should age caps on licensing be instituted?
New Paths For The Court: Protections Afforded Juveniles Under Miranda; Effective Assistance Of Counsel; And Habeas Corpus Decisions Of The Supreme Court’S 2010/2011 Term, Richard Klein
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Importance Of The Local In A Global Age: A Comparative Analysis Of Networking Strategies In Postgraduate Law Research Teaching, Linda Roslyn Steele, Rita Shackel, Felicity Bell
The Importance Of The Local In A Global Age: A Comparative Analysis Of Networking Strategies In Postgraduate Law Research Teaching, Linda Roslyn Steele, Rita Shackel, Felicity Bell
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
Research indicates that postgraduate research students, and particularly those researching in law, feel isolated socially and academically from one another, and from scholarly life. Postgraduate research students are now more globally connected because of technology. Yet opportunities to connect with colleagues locally, to share and reflect on research findings, methods and experiences are insufficient. This paper reports on the preliminary stages of a project led by legal and criminological scholars to establish a postgraduate student network that is interdisciplinary, interfaculty and cross institutional in structure with a specific focus on ‘crim*’ related studies including criminology, criminal law and criminal justice. …