In recent years, there has been a growing interest and debate around the question, whether there is a need for an international convention on the rights of older persons. The debate around this question is far from simple or consensual. Although there are strong voices in favor, there are also strong arguments against. Moreover, the mere fact that a legal gap exists at the international level is not a sufficient reason for the advancement of a new convention. Hence, the goal of this article will be not only to provide a detailed analysis of the arguments in support and against such a convention but also to propose some specific recommendations for the advancement of such a convention in the future.

In a couple of similar conventions, when there was a large number of ratifications in a short period this was usually associated with block ratification by all EU member states. As discussed in the chapter the EU has not joined the Singapore Convention and it is difficult to tell whether and if this would occur. The fact that the numbers of signatories and parties are relatively high despite the EU's lack of participation at this stage, further highlights the relative success of the Singapore Convention so far. b. Implications of Covid-19 C.123 G. CONCLUSION C.126 2 Cassandra M. Lee-Casner, 'Nudging Toward Mediation: An Analysis of Factors to Nudge Mediation as the Preferred Method of Alternative in International Commercial Disputes' (2021) 4 Wayne J. Bus. L. 74, 94. 3 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 10 June 1958, 330 UNTS 3 (the NY Convention). As of today, almost 170 states are parties to the Convention. The first state to become a party to the Convention was Israel, and the latest state to ratify the Convention (at the time of the writing of the chapter) was Iraq, on

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The Singapore Convention on Mediation debuted about a year ago, gaining great success and recognition in a very short time. The past year also presented a major challenge to the international community in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is finding ways to successfully meet the challenges. This was evidenced by the ASIL online annual meeting, featuring a panel on the Singapore Convention with diverse speakers from around the globe, speaking in their own time zone and from their own office or home. I had the honor to represent Israel on this panel.