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

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Halloran, Kerry (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Civil law.
Private international law.
Conflict of laws.
International law.
Comparative law.
Social service.
Law-Philosophy.
Social policy.
Civil Law.
Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.
Public International Law.
Social Work.
Philosophy of Law.
Social Policy.
Online Access:Texto Completo
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.

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