Adult Guardianship Law for the 21st Century: Proceedings of the First World Congress on Adult Guardianship Law 2010 (Schriften zum Familien- und Erbrecht)

This book documents the proceedings and results of the First World Congress on Adult Guardianship Law held in 2010 in Yokohama, Japan. The book's contributions range from learned articles to policy statements on law reform, from a comparative analysis of adult guardianship law to a discussion of the legal and legislative problems within a specific jurisdiction, covering issues of domestic law and international law. The book also includes the Yokohama Declaration, which is the first international declaration on law reform in the field of adult guardianship law. (Series: Schriften zum Familien- und Erbrecht - Vol. 9)