The Politics of Adoption International Perspectives on Law, Policy & Practice /

• Main Author: O’Halloran, Kerry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Law.; Political science.; Public international law.; Social policy.; Social work.; Public International Law.; Social Work.; Philosophy of Law.; Social Policy.

Adoption has always had a political dimension. Its potential use to achieve political ends has been evident throughout history and in many different cultures. In Roman 1 times an emperor would adopt a successful general to continue his rule. In Ireland under the Brehon Laws the reciprocal placements...