Comments on legislation and policy

In this page, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons shares comments provided by the mandate to States and other actors on laws, regulations and policies.

See below a list of communications, amicus briefs and expert testimonies related to the rights of older persons sent by the Independent Expert.  

• European Commission
  "Towards Greater Coherence of International Law: Reflections on the adequacy of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation and Council Decision governing the Hague Convention on the Protection of Adults”, joint contribution by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler.
  (2 August 2023)
• Constitutional Court of Colombia
  Amicus Curie Brief presented by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, in the case T-8.424.592 on triage protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  (6 May 2022)
• Hague Conference on Private International Law
  "Toward Greater Coherence of International Law: Reflections on the Hague Convention (2000) on the International Protection of Adults", joint statement by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler 
  (8 July 2021) 
• European Union 
  Joint contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the Green Paper on Ageing – Fostering solidarity and responsibility between generations 
  (21 April 2021) 
• Inter-American Court of Human Rights
  Expert submission on the rights of older persons deprived of their liberty on the basis of a request by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights for an advisory opinion on “differentiated approaches to persons deprived of their liberty” (4  November 2020) and video of public hearing (in Spanish)
  (19 April 2021)  
• International Monetary Fund
  Joint open letter on the International Monetary Fund’s approach to social protection
  (21 December 2017)