Aging and the law in Singapore and Japan: Adult guardianship and other alternatives

• Main Authors: TANG, Hang Wu, SAKURAI, Yukio, CHONG, Yue-en
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Adult guardianship law; alternatives to guardianship; Japan; Singapore; Asian Studies; Comparative and Foreign Law; Elder Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4296; https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2255484
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Comparative adult guardianship law and other alternatives, especially in an Asian context, is an under-investigated area. This paper attempts to fill the gap in the literature by comparing the adult guardianship law and other alternatives from the perspectives of Singapore and Japan. The central arg...