6 Lessons for children's rights from disability rights? -- 6.1 Introduction: is there anything new for children in the CRPD? -- 6.1.1 A pessimistic reading -- 6.1.2 An optimistic reading -- 6.2 New rights for children with disabilities -- 6.3 New rights for all? -- 6.4 Extending and reconfiguring existing rights -- 6.5 Revisiting capacity: status, functionality, best interests and supported decision-making -- 6.6 Concluding comments -- Notes -- 7 Inspiration for children's rights from indigenous peoples' rights -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The personal scope of indigenous peoples' and children's rights law -- 7.2.1 The definitional tangle -- 7.2.2 Creating dichotomies ... and building some bridges? -- 7.3 Western constructions -- 7.4 Participation and consent -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- 8 What young and old can learn from each other: cross-fertilisation between existing human rights law for children and developing human rights law for older persons -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Movement towards a convention for older persons -- 8.3 A new treaty would create a double opportunity if the scope is controlled -- 8.4 Monitoring of human rights: making it smarter -- 8.5 Adding principles to the listed rights -- 8.6 Highlighting specific principles and rights -- 8.6.1 General: useful approaches taken from the CRC -- 8.6.2 Participation as a principle and right -- 8.6.3 The right to be protected against age-based discrimination -- 8.6.4 The right to health -- 8.6.5 The right to work -- 8.6.6 The right to education -- 8.6.7 The right to social security and an adequate standard of living -- 8.6.8 The right to housing -- 8.6.9 The right to freedom from violence and abuse -- 8.7 Third parties and procedural rights -- 8.8 Conclusion: following the example of children's rights law but with improvements that could then be picked up in children's rights law -- Notes