International protection of adults in the 21st century - Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults
Abstract
The need for international protection for adults has recently increased due to the growing international mobility of persons and an ageing population. Among other things, the migration of elderly people who choose to spend their old age in a country with a more favourable climate or to receive care from specialised facilities in another country where such services are cheaper (which is the case for border regions of the Czech Republic). However, with more accessible healthcare and increasing life expectancy the number of diseases that often accompany old age, which can lead to deterioration a person's ability to cope with life situations and a decline or loss of the ability to defend his or her interests. However, it is not always only older people who find themselves in the position of vulnerable adults.
Recently, the media has given much attention to the mental health of the American singer
Britney Spears, who has had a guardian appointed for nearly 14 years to manage her estate and to 1 International adult guardianship involves not only complex legal issues, but can also raise practical problems when several legal laws. In order to avoid difficulties and facilitate international cooperation in this area, the the Hague Convention on the Law of Treaties, which was negotiated at the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Protection of Adults ('the Convention' or 'the 2000 Convention').
Czech Republic acceded to the Convention with effect from 1 August 2012.2 Currently, the Convention is binding on 13 countries.