When any policy that deals with the problems relating to the older
people would be legislated, it should be systematic and/or
comprehensive. At the same time, it should focus on the human
rights. In this article, most of policies and legislation relevant to
the human rights for the older people in the five major countries
(USA, Japan, France, German, & England) were compared. The
basic frameworks of the policies and legislation were discussed in
the context of guaranteeing the human rights for the older people.