Articles on Legal & Religious Perspectives on Elder Care

Amy Ziettlow & Naomi Cahn recently published an Article entitled, Symposium: Global Legal and Religious Perspectives on Elder Care, 31 J. L. & Religion (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:

What role does the honor commandment play in contemporary law and culture? Answering this question is especially pertinent in the early twenty-first century. With advances in longevity and declining birth rates, a growing percentage of the population is graying. In 2015, there were 901 million people aged sixty or over worldwide; a number projected to rise to 1.4 billion in 2030. By 2050, there will be more persons over the age of sixty than children under the age of fifteen. As the number of our global elders grows, so too will the number of those needing and providing physical and financial care.