Adoption Law and Human Rights: International Perspectives

by Kerry O'Halloran

Book Overview

In recent decades, there have been many changes to adoption law and practice, such as a sharp decline in the voluntary relinquishment of children, an increase in the number consigned to public care, and an abrupt decrease in those made available on an intercountry basis. Additionally, human rights are becoming more prominent, particularly in relation to issues such as: non-consensual adoption; the ethics of intercountry adoption; the eligibility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367893657
• ISBN13: 9780367893651
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"