Adequacy of the Legal Framework for the Protection of Human Rights of Elderly Persons in Ethiopia
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2024-09-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The recognition of older persons human rights in international human rights conventions is yet invisible. As of right now, there are no universally recognized standards that can be used as a model for legislating laws on protecting the rights of older persons. The rights of the olders are not particularly protected by legislation in Ethiopia either. The FDRE Constitution protects a number of vulnerable groups, including women and children, but it makes no special mention of the rights of the elderly. Furthermore, the protection of older people's rights has gaps in both normative and practical facets. As a result, older people face a range of challenges, including institutionalized poverty, ageism, food insecurity, social exclusion, abuse, and economical discrimination in Ethiopia.
The objective of the research thesis is to evaluate how effectively Ethiopia's legal system protects the human rights of the older person. The assessment's purpose is to highlight the areas in which the norms fall short and fail to adequately address the issues faced by the elderly. It then identifies remedial steps that may be taken to improve the way the norms are put into practice. In light of this, the thesis makes use of primary and secondary sources of data in addition to doctrinal and qualitative approach.
Following a thorough examination and appraisal, the study concludes that there are gaps in both implementation and norms regarding Ethiopia's current laws protecting the human rights of the older person. Therefore, in order to properly address the requirements of elderly people and the international human rights convention that Ethiopia has accepted, the government should review and adopt national laws
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Adequacy of Laws, Elderly People, Ethiopia, Human Rights, Norms