With the first baby boomers reaching retirement age next year, the legal system faces the serious challenge of responding to an increasingly aged population. Although elder law has become a discrete field, issues of law and aging span across legal specialties. In an effort to promote dialogue and cross-fertilization of ideas, this panel will bring together scholars from across the academy to share insight into elder law issues. Panelists will provide, among others, a disability rights perspective, bioethical perspective, and feminist perspective on law and aging. The goal is to explore new paradigms for thinking about the role of old age in legal systems, and to identify critical areas for future research.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.