“常回家看看”的法律分析

新修订的《中华人民共和国老年人权益保障法》规定了与老人分开居住的子女有经常看望或问候老人的义务,社会上对此争议不断。从道德法律化的角度来看,该规定存在将美德法律化的问题;从可执行性的角度来看,该规定过于模糊;同时,该规定与1995年实施的《中华人民共和国劳动法》存在立法冲突,而且在监督执行上存在较大的困难。为实现预期的法律效果,有待进一步通过立法解释或者司法解释的方式对该规定加以完善。

Legal analysis of "often go home to see the aged"

The new Aged Protection Act was formally implemented,which stipulates that the children who are living apart from the elderly parents have the obligation to visit or greet the elderly parents regularly.It has triggered the endless controversy.From the perspective of moral law,the provision legalizes virtues;but from the perspective of the enforceability,the provision is too vague.At the same time,there exists a conflict between the provision and The Labor Law which came into effect in 1995,and it is difficult to supervise the implementation of the provision and achieve the legislative purpose.To achieve the desired legal effect,it is necessary to perfect the provision by the way of legislation or judicial interpretation and mediation mechanism.