Great strides have been undertaken since the first legal article on older persons’ rights was published in 2002.1 This work builds on that international foundation. It focuses on descriptions of developments in legal frameworks and policy. It also includes a side-by-side comparison of the work of regional human rights mechanisms, which have picked up some momentum in the past decade. Through its inclusion of law, policy, and current processes, the widest net possible has been cast to collect a descriptive resource for advocates. In the concluding chapter, some inferences and critiques on these existing laws, policies and processes are drawn. Weaknesses are present in the existing international and regional systems this text addresses; readers will see gaps in the international legal system’s protection of older persons’ human rights. These shortcomings are discussed in the concluding chapter as well.