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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: O'Halloran, Kerry (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Law.; Political science.; Civil law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; Social policy.; Social work.; Civil Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Public International Law.; Social Work.; Philosophy of Law.; Social Policy.

This book updates and significantly extends the first edition published by Springer in 2005. It addresses the social and legal functions of adoption, the changes currently taking place in England & Wales and developments in other common law countries. It identifies themes of commonality and diff...

Table of Contents:

• Adoption: Concept, Principles, and Social Construct
• The Changing Face of Adoption in the United Kingdom
• The Legal Functions of Adoption
• Adoption, the Conventions and the Impact of the European Court of Human Rights
• Intercountry Adoption and the Hague Convention
• The Adoption Process in England & Wales
• The Adoption Process in Ireland
• The Adoption Process in the U.S.
• The Adoption Process in Australia
• The Adoption Process in Sweden
• The Adoption Process in France
• The Adoption Process in an Islamic Context
• The Adoption Process in Japan
• Intraculture Adoption.