Adult Guardianship Law for the 21st Century

Prof. Dr. Makoto Arai; Prof. em. Dr. Ulrich Becker; Prof. Dr. Volker Lipp

doi:10.5771/9783845246734

Summary

In unserer alternden Gesellschaft werden die Unterstützung und der Schutz alter, kranker und behinderter Menschen durch das Betreuungsrecht immer wichtiger. Das Buch zeigt die Herausforderungen, die die heutige Zeit an das Betreuungsrecht stellt und bietet Vorschläge für seine Reform. Es dokumentiert die Ergebnisse des Ersten Weltkongresses für Betreuungsrecht, der im Jahr 2010 in Yokohama, Japan, stattfand.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-0359-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-4673-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Schriften zum Familien- und Erbrecht
Volume: 9
Language: English
Pages: 335
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
Preamble No access Pages 11 - 12 Makoto Arai
1. Ten Years’ Experience of Japan’s Adult Guardianship Law of 2000 No access Pages 13 - 25 Makoto Arai
2. Guardianship and Social Benefits Law No access Pages 25 - 39 Ulrich Becker
3. Guardianship systems in Europe and continuing powers of attorney No access Pages 39 - 45 Kees Blankman
4. Vision for 2020 – Trends in Law, Policy and Services No access Pages 45 - 59 Jay Chalke
5. Adult Guardianship in Hong Kong No access Pages 59 - 63 Charles Chiu Chung-yee
6. Hague Conventions Relating to Guardianship and Prospects for US Ratification No access Pages 63 - 69 David M. English
7. Developing Alternatives to Guardianship: A Canadian Perspective No access Pages 69 - 77 Robert M. Gordon
8. Guardian Law – Support Systems in Germany No access Pages 77 - 85 Michael Haußner
9. Guardianship Trends in the United States No access Pages 85 - 91 Sally Balch Hurme
10. Toward Support for Guardians/Volunteer Guardians No access Pages 91 - 95 Nobuyuki Koike
11. Dementia and Quality of Life – an Empirical and Ethical Approach No access Pages 95 - 103 Andreas Kruse
12. Guardianship and Autonomy: Foes or Friends? No access Pages 103 - 111 Volker Lipp
13. Adult Guardianship Proceedings and the Media No access Pages 111 - 121 Denzil Lush
14. Overview of German Adult Guardianship Law from the Perspective of a German Judge (1st instance) No access Pages 121 - 125 Maria Mammeri-Latzel
15. Adult Guardianship Legislation in Germany No access Pages 125 - 135 Thomas Meyer
16. Least Restrictive Alternative, Limited Guardianship and the Ward’s Autonomy. Trends in the United States in the 21st Century No access Pages 135 - 145 Rebecca C. Morgan
17. Issues Surrounding the Continuing Power of Attorney System in Japan No access Pages 145 - 149 Fukiko Nakayama
18. The Essential Elements of Effective Guardianship – An examination of the appointment, monitoring and review of effective guardians No access Pages 149 - 163 Anita Smith
19. Operational Support System for the Adult Guardianship System – Judicial and Administrative Elements of the Adult Guardianship System No access Pages 163 - 169 Teruaki Tayama
20. The Use of the Private Trust in the Aging Society of Today No access Pages 169 - 199 Donovan Waters
21. The Aim of the Adult Guardianship System in Shinagawa Ward No access Pages 199 - 204 Emiko Yamada
1. IGN/PTPG Joint Panel Discussion: Introduction No access Pages 205 - 209 Jochen Exler-König
2. National Guardianship Organizations in the United States No access Pages 209 - 213 Sally Balch Hurme
3. Activities of the Japan Adult Guardianship Law Association No access Pages 213 - 217 Masao Onuki
4. Elder and Guardianship Mediation No access Pages 217 - 221 Laura Watts
5. The Evolutionary Themes of Our International Conferences No access Pages 221 - 226 Peter Whitehead
1. Workshop 1: Personal Affairs and Consent to Medical Treatment No access Pages 227 - 251 Shoichi Ogano
2. Workshop 2: Quality and Training of Volunteer Guardian No access Pages 251 - 257 Yu Haga
3. Workshop 3: Continuing Powers of Attorney (CPA) No access Pages 257 - 259 Kees Blankman
4. Workshop 4: Protection of the Elderly and Adult Guardianship No access Pages 259 - 261 Laura Watts
5. Workshop 5: Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity No access Pages 261 - 265 Hiromi Shiraishi
6. Workshop 6: Public Support for Guardians No access Pages 265 - 267 Eriko Ikeda
7. Workshop 7: Trusts and Adult Guardianships No access Pages 267 - 269 Rebecca C. Morgan
8. Workshop 8: Higher Brain Dysfunction and Guardianship for Adults No access Pages 269 - 280 Keiko Kobue
1. Asian Day: Report No access Pages 281 - 293 Hiroshi Takahashi, Tadahiro Tominaga
2. Trust and Confidence: Developing a Comprehensive System for Adult Guardianship in China and Hong Kong No access Pages 293 - 299 Lusina Ho
3. The Mental Capacity Act – A Singapore Perspective No access Pages 299 - 305 Daniel Koh
4. Guardianship Law for Adult Conservatee in Taiwan No access Pages 305 - 311 Hsiu Hsiung Lin
5. The new adult guardianship system in the proposed amendment of the Korean Civil Code No access Pages 311 - 323 Inhwan Park
6. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Consequences for Samoa´s National Guardianship Laws No access Pages 323 - 328 Leilani Tuala-Warren
Yokohama Declaration 2010 No access Pages 329 - 335