Part I. Adoption, society and the law : the common law context -- Adoption : concept, principles and social construct -- The changing face of adoption -- Part II. Developing international benchmarks for modern adoption law -- The legal functions of adoption -- Adoption, the Conventions and the European Court of Human Rights -- Intercountry adoption and the Hague Convention -- Part III. Contemporary law, policy and practice in a common law context -- England and Wales -- Ireland -- United States of America -- Canada -- Australia -- New Zealand -- Part IV. Contemporary law, policy and practice in a European civil law context -- Sweden -- France -- Germany -- Romania -- Part V. Contemporary law, policy and practice in Asia -- The adoption process in an Islamic context -- South Korea -- Japan -- China -- Russia -- Part VI. Contemporary law, policy and practice in an indigenous peoples context -- Indigenous communities and adoption -- Part VII. The influence of politics -- Politics and a regulatory regime for adoption -- Politics and a contemporary social role for adoption.
Series:
Ius gentium: comparative perspectives on law and justice, 1534-6781 ; volume 86
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