Comments on the Legal Protection of Older People and Its Impact on the Formation of Moral and Social Attitudes Cover Image

Uwagi co do prawnej ochrony osób starszych i jej wpływu na kształtowanie się postaw moralno-społecznych
Comments on the Legal Protection of Older People and Its Impact on the Formation of Moral and Social Attitudes

Author(s): Jarosław Krzewicki
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: human dignity; subjective rights; old age; gerontology

Summary/Abstract: The protection of older people is the consequence of their biological condition which is related with a wide range of restrictions. The dignity of the human person and a number of subjective rights require legal safeguards. These legal norms should not only guarantee the older people access to goods and services, but also have a positive influence on understanding of moral obligations towards them. That is on the shaping of moral and social attitudes. The law is to be a carrier of moral norms. It is to organize a social order. This is particularly important not only for the justice which should relate to older people but also to others.

  • Issue Year: 8/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 189-202
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish