Comuna de Concepción, Chile
El abandono de personas mayores ha sido considerado por Convenciones internacionales y la legislación interna como un grave atentado a los derechos de este grupo etario, en constante crecimiento en Chile y el mundo. Este trabajo busca revisar cómo se encuentra sancionado el abandono de personas mayores en el ordenamiento jurídico chileno, con especial hincapié en el derecho penal con el objeto de determinar si la protección penal en contra de estas conductas es suficiente o presenta deficiencias.
The abandonment of the elderly has been considered by international conventions and domestic legislation as a serious violation of rights and a relevant form of mistreatment of this age group, which is constantly growing in Chile and the world. This paper seeks to review how the abandonment of the elderly is punished in Chilean law, with special emphasis on criminal law, in order to determine whether criminal protection against these conducts is sufficient or has shortcomings. The conclusion reached is that there are significant weaknesses in the way in which the conduct of abandonment is regulated