我国《老年人权益保障法》基本原则解析

On the principles of Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly

我国《老年人权益保障法》所规定的基本原则缺乏可操作性、难以起到统领作用。借鉴国际文件以及其他国家和地区立法的经验,修改我国《老年法》应贯彻保障老年人基本权益原则、协调发展原则和共同责任原则。对于老年人的基本权益国家应给予全面保障,同时要避免对老年人的过度保护或歧视;协调发展原则提倡不同年龄群体之间的平等地位,反对代际歧视,同时要根据经济发展水平对老年人的不同权益分阶段有重点地予以保障;保障老年人权益是政府、社会、家庭和老年人个人的共同责任,其中政府是主要的责任者。

The principles of Law of the People＇s Republic of China on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly lacks for operation and can＇t afford the burden of the core. For referene of the international document and other countries＇ legislation, the three principles should be followed such as protecting the old people＇s basic rights and interests, developing in harmony and joint obliga- tion when amending the law. The government should protect the old people＇s rights and interests entirely and avoid overprotection or insufficiency. The harmonized development principle advocates the equal status of the different genorations and opposes to the intergenerational discrimination, al- so it loys different emphasis in different stage ac- cording to the economic development. It is the joint liability of the government, the society, the family and the elderly themselves to protect the old people＇s rights and interests, especially the gov- ernment responsibility.