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

• Main Author: O'Halloran, Kerry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2015.
• Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 41
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Social Work.; Fundamentals of Law.; Family.

This book explains, compares and evaluates the social and legal functions of adoption within a range of selected jurisdictions and on an international basis. It updates and extends the second edition published by Springer in 2009. From a standpoint of the development of adoption in England & Wal...