The Politics of Adoption (eBook)
XXII, 496 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-9152-0 (ISBN)
This book analyses the social and legal functions of adoption in selected societies worldwide, and reviews the current global wave of adoption law reform. The author explores trends such as inter-country adoption, and examines similarities and differences in the experience of many nations. The book also provides a window for testing the presumption that within and between cultures there exists a common understanding of what is meant by adoption.
Kerry O'Halloran is a lawyer, social worker and academic who has spent most of his professional life engaged with this subject. The Politics of Adoption is the product of rigorous research, validated by academics in the countries concerned and is written in an accessible manner to appeal not only to academics and practitioners but also to the many whose lives have been touched by adoption.
Adoption has always had a political dimension. Its use to achieve political ends has been evident throughout history and in many different cultures. In Roman times, an emperor would adopt a successful general to 1 continue his rule. In Ireland, under the Brehon Laws, the reciprocal placements of 2 children between clans was an accepted means of cementing mutual allegiances. In Japan, the adoption of non-relatives was traditionally seen as a means of allying 3 with the fortunes of the ruling family. The willingness of governments to use adoption as a political strategy was apparent, for example, in Australia where it was used to 4 further the assimilation of indigenous people. It is now present in the phenomenon of intercountry adoption where the flow of children, particularly in the aftermath of war, is often politics by proxy. Adoption can be profoundly affected by politics, as demonstrated by the decision of the Chinese government to advocate 'one-child families' which resulted in very many Chinese girls being relinquished for adoption abroad as their parents exercised a preference for a male child. Again, as in Korea in the recent past, c- rently in some South American countries and in those states of eastern Europe newly emerged from under the blanket of totalitarianism, governments can and do facilitate an outward flow of children for reasons of economic and political 5 expediency.
Kerry O’Halloran is a lawyer, social worker and academic who has spent most of his professional life engaged with this subject. The Politics of Adoption is the product of rigorous research, validated by academics in the countries concerned and is written in an accessible manner to appeal not only to academics and practitioners but also to the many whose lives have been touched by adoption.
Introduction. Part One: Adoption, Society and the Law: the Common Law Context. 1. Adoption: Concept, Principles and Social Construct. 2. The Changing Face of Adoption in the United Kingdom. Part Two: Developing International Benchmarks for Modern Adoption Law. 3. The Legal Functions of Adoption. 4. Adoption, the Conventions and the Impact of the European Court of Human Rights. 5. Intercountry Adoption and the Hague Convention. Part Three: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a Common Law Context. 6. The Adoption Process in England & Wales. 7. The Adoption Process in Ireland. 8. The Adoption Process in the US. 9. The Adoption Process in Australia. Part Four: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a European Civil Law Context. 10. The Adoption Process in Sweden. 11. The Adoption Process in France. Part Five: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in Asia. Chap 12. The Adoption Process in Islam. 13. The Adoption Process in Japan. Part Six: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in an Indigenous Peoples Context. 14. Intraculture Adoption. Conclusions.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXII, 496 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Adoption • Adoption Law • Adoption policy & • Adoption policy & • Adoption policy & practice • Adoption Politics • Adoption processes • Common Law Adoptions • Comparative analysis • Contrast with Civil Law • Inter-country adoption • International Adoption Conventions • Practice |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4020-9152-4 / 1402091524 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4020-9152-0 / 9781402091520 |
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