Prof. Israel (Issi) Doron, LL.B. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel); LL.M. (Washington College of Law, Washington DC, USA); Ph.D. (Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON., Canada). Currently Prof. Doron is the Head of the Center fo Research and Study of Aging at the University of Haifa, the Past President of the Israeli Gerontological Society, and the Past Head of the Department of Gerontology. He specializes in the fields of law and ageing, social policy, human rights and ageism. Prof. Doron has written extensively on topics such as socio-legal construction of old age, and human rights of older persons (e.g. Doron, I. & Apter, I. (2010): The Debate Around the Need for an International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. The Gerontologist, 50(5), 586-593) and is the editor/co-editor of key books in the field such as "Theories on Law and Aging: The Jurisprudence of Elder Law" (Springer, 2009); "Beyond Elder Law: New Directions in Law and Aging" (Springer, 2012; with Ann Soden) or "The Law and Ethics of Dementia" (Hart, 2014; with Charles Foster & Jonathan Herring). Finally, Prof. Doron is also the founder of an Israeli NGO, "The Law in the Service of the Elderly", which has been involved in key strategic-litigation regarding rights of older persons in Israel as well as the international movement to promote a new International Convention for the Rights of Older Persons.
Role |
Other Researchers |
Topic |
Funded by [ c = competitive fund] |
Amount |
Years |
Publications |
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P.I. |
- |
Ageing in the Shadow of the Law: Elder Guardianship in Israel. |
Israel Foundations Trustees (C) |
$6,720 |
2001 |
D9 |
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P.I |
- |
National Health Insurance in the Israel Legal System.” |
The Roter Foundation (C) |
$2,250 |
2001 |
D10 |
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P.I. |
- |
Legal Planning in Old Age. |
The Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Univ. of Haifa |
$700 |
2002 |
D19 |
||
P.I. |
- |
Internet module on rights of the elderly |
ESHEL - The Association for Planning and Development for Services for the Aged in Israel." |
$11,500 |
2003 |
- |
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C.P.I. |
P.I. Prof. A. Lowenstein |
Educational unit on Elder Abuse/Neglect |
WHO – World Health Organization |
$3,000 |
2003 |
J2 |
||
P.I. |
- |
Local Elder Law. |
Minerva Center for Human Rights (C) |
$1,500 |
2004 |
H10 |
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C.P.I. |
P.I. Dr. Iddo Gal |
Patterns of Public Complaints |
The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research (N.I.H.P) (C) |
$16,000 |
2004 |
D22 D33
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P.I. |
- |
The Place of Therapeutic Contract in Social Work. |
University of Haifa Research Authority |
$800 |
2006 |
- |
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P.I., |
- |
Ageing and Anti-Ageing in Israel's Supreme Court Ruling |
The Minerva Center for Human Rights, (C) |
$1,500 |
2006 |
D91 |
||
P.I. |
- |
Comparative course on Elder Law in Israel and Canada. |
The Government of Canada Faculty Enrichment Award (C) |
$4,000 |
2006 |
- |
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C.P.I. |
P.I. Dr. Mimi Ajzenstadt & Dr. John Gal |
Access to Social Justice |
The Israeli Ministry of Science (C) |
$78,000 |
2006 |
E12 |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Iddo Gal and Prof. Shai Linn |
Complaint patterns of disadvantaged groups elderly, new immigrants and Arabs to HMOs |
Macabbi Research Foundation (C) |
$21,000 |
2006 |
D38 D39 |
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P.I. |
- |
Establishing a video-conference-based course on Multi-Culturalism |
IASSW – International Association of Schools of Social Work |
$3,000 |
2007 |
- |
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P.I., |
- |
Legal regulation of older drivers: International comparative and critical perspective |
Ran Naor Foundation for the advancement of road safety research. |
$9,000 |
2007 |
- |
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P.I. |
- |
Ageism in Israel |
The Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute |
$20,000 |
2009 |
B6 |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. G. Enosh |
Evaluating the Financial Upgrade of Elderly Day-Centers |
The National Insurance Institute. |
$30,000 |
2009 |
- |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Tova Winterstein |
Elder Self Neglect |
Macabbi Health Services (C) |
$25,000 |
2009 |
D42 |
||
P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Kim Dayton, USA) |
Municipal Elder Law |
Borchard Foundation (USA) (C) |
$15,000 |
2009 |
D30 D45 D46 |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Hebrew U |
Evaluating ageism among health care professionals in hospitals, primary care clinics, and LTC facilities |
NIHP - The Israel National Health Institute for Health Policy Research (C) |
$80,000 |
2010 |
D68 |
||
P.I. |
- |
Mandatory reporting: a 20 years perspective |
Ministry of Welfare and Social Services |
$7,000. |
2010 |
I7 |
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P.I. |
- |
The Supreme Court’s role in shaping Israel’s occupational pension policy |
Pension and Social Security Program – Tel Aviv University |
$7,000. |
2011 |
- |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Tova Band-Winterstein |
Law and Elder Self Neglect |
Ministry of Senior Citizens |
$10,000. |
2011 |
D116 |
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P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Tova Band-Winterstein |
Acre as a City for All Ages |
The Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa |
$10,000 |
2011 |
- |
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P.I. |
- |
The construction of old age pension in Israel's Supreme Court |
Ministry of Senior Citizens |
$6,000 |
2012 |
D113 |
||
P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Perla Werner |
Awareness, Knowledge and Barriers to the Right of Health in Old Age |
NIHP – National Institute of Health Policy in Israel (C) |
$35,000 |
2012-2013 |
D64 |
||
*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Perla Werner |
Stigma, Dementia and Law: The construction of Dementia in court rulings |
ISF – Israel Science Foundation (C) |
$34,000 (120,000 NIS) |
2013-2014 |
D69 D72 |
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Ma'ayn Agmon, Prof. Yocheved Laufer, Dr. Michal Elboim |
A Qualitative Analysis of Dependency Assessment |
Israel's National Insurance Institute |
$53,000 (185,000 NIS) |
2014-2015 |
- |
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Dr. Benny Spanier |
Rights of Older Persons in the African Union |
Minerva Center for Human Rights - Israel |
$2,000 (7,000 NIS) |
2013 |
D63 |
||
*C.P.I. |
P.I. Prof. Perla Werner; Dr. Mika Moran |
Health Promoting Environments |
Eshel |
$22,800 (80,084 NIS) |
2014-2015 |
D73 |
||
*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Nina Kohn |
Connecting Elder Law and Gerontology |
Borchard Foundation Center, USA (C) |
$12,500 |
2014-2015 |
D71 D77 |
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*P.I. |
- |
Regulating Assisted Living Facilities |
Ministry of Welfare |
$9,500 (33,000 NIS) |
2014 |
H20 |
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*C.P.I. |
P.I. Prof. Liat Ayalon + 10 European partners |
Ageism: A Multi-National Interdisciplinary Perspective |
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[ Overall budget ~600,000 Euro ] (3,000,000 NIS) |
2014-2018 |
B9 E38 |
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*C.P.I. |
P.I. Dr. Tova Band Winterstein |
The Role of Non-Professional Workers in the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes |
NIHP – National Institute of Health Policy in Israel (C) |
229,178 NIS ($60,000) |
2014-2015 |
D79 D85 |
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*P.I. |
- |
Monitoring Legal Guardians Around the Globe |
Ministry of Justice – the Office of Public Guardian |
12,000 NIS ($3,000) |
2015 |
- |
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Perla Werner |
International Workshop on Dementia, Structural Stigma, and Law |
ISF – Israel Science Foundation (C) |
65,000 NIS ($16,250) |
2015 |
- |
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Guy Enosh & Prof. Shai Tsafrir |
The development, structure and meaning of ERBs in the social sciences in Israel |
ISF – Israel Science Foundation (C) |
300,000 NIS ($85,000) |
2015-2017 |
H24 |
||
*P.I. |
- |
Supporting informal family caregivers |
Caregivers Israel |
3,600 NIS ($1,000) |
2016 |
I11 |
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*P.I. |
- |
Strategic Planning for Aging Societies |
Ministry of Welfare and Social Services |
45,000 NIS ($12,000) |
2016-2017 |
I12 |
||
* C.P.I. |
P.I. Dr. Eyal Katvan, T. Ashkenazi, Dr. B. Shnoor, & Prof. E. Mor |
The Consequences of Policy Changes regarding the use of Age Criteria in Organ Transplantation
|
NIHP – National Institute of Health Policy in Israel (C) |
123,145 NIS ($30,000) |
2017-2018 |
D65 |
||
*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Carole Cox |
National and International Older Persons' Human Rights Index IOPHRI |
Borchard Foundation |
$19,300 |
2018-2019 |
D80 K7 |
||
*P.I. |
- |
The long term viability of default occupational pensions |
Menorah-Mivtachim |
92,000 NIS ($26,000) |
2018 |
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*Participating Partner |
C.P.I. Dr. Noa Vilchinsky et al., |
ENTWINE - Caregiving |
EU Horizon 2020 = Marie Curie ITN – Innovative Training Network; (C) |
[Overall budget 4,000,000 Euro.] |
2018-2024 |
|
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. Ilan Meshulam |
Age-friendly workplace |
Israel National Social Insurance |
150,000 NIS ($42,000) |
2018-2020 |
D84 |
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*P.I. |
C.P.I. Prof. T. Band-Winterstein et al. |
Aging and Intersectionality |
Minerva Center of Aging |
3,840,000 NIS (960,000 Euro) |
2019-2025 |
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*C.P.I |
C.P.I. Dr. Anat Herbest-Debby et al. |
Vulnerabilities in Ageing |
The Israel National Academy of Science |
$16,795 |
2019 |
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P.I |
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Int. Conference -The Future of Gerontology |
The Israel Institute |
$70,000 |
2019 |
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Title: From Guardianship to Long-Term Legal Care: Law and Caring for the Elderly.
Date of Submission: 2000
Number of Pages: 410
Name of Supervisor: Prof. Joan Gilmour (Osgoode); Prof. Bruce Ryder (Osgoode); and Prof. Ernie Lightman (School of Social Work, University of Toronto).
University: Osgoode Hall Law School; York University, Toronto, ON. Canada
Publications: D2, D4, D5, & D6.
Authored Books - Published
1.a. Doron, I. (2010). Law, Justice and Old Age (2nd Edition – revised and expanded). Jerusalem: Eshel & Mosad Bialik [280 pp. Hebrew].
Edited Books - Published
None
Original Research (Refereed)
Published - English
[I.F. 2014= 0.257; R (2014)= Family Studies: 36/40 (Q4); Law: 110/143 (Q4)]
29.a.(Hebrew version also published at: Law and Governance [Mishpat & Mimshal] The University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Law Journal, 10(2), 637-700).
[IF =2.658; R=8/32 in Gerontology; Q1].
https://doi.org/10.1159/000489883 [I.F. = 4.252; R = 10/49 in Geriatrics; Q1].
Accepted for Publication
Published - In Hebrew
Accepted for Publication - In Hebrew
Reviews and Systematic Reviews (Refereed)
Published – English
Accepted for Publications
(which are not Conference Proceedings)
Published
Accepted for Publication
Published
Published