Kerry O'Halloran

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The Politics of Adoption (eBook, PDF)

International Perspectives on Law, Policy and Practice

Beschreibung

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 & Wales and the changes currently taking place there, it considers the process as it has evolved in other countries. It identifies themes of commonality and difference in the experience of adoption in a common law context as compared and contrasted with that of other countries. It looks at adoption in France, Sweden and other civil law countries, as well as Japan and elsewhere in Asia, including a focus on Islamic adoption. It examines the experience of indigenous people in New Zealand and Australia, contrasting the highly regulated legal process of modern western society with the traditional practice of indigenous communities such as the Maori. A new chapter studies adoption in China. The book uses the international Conventions and associated ECtHR case law to benchmark developments in national law, policy and practice and to facilitate a cross-cultural comparative analysis.

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Autor

Kerry O'Halloran is Qualified Social Worker and Lawyer and has worked for a number of years as Assistant Director (Research) at a UK university. Until very recently he was Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, QUT, in Brisbane. Author of 30 books, he has served on a UK Adoption Panel for 11 years and has made a quarterly contribution to the Adoption and Fostering journal for the past 19 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 854
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401797771
• Artikelnr.: 43796297

Rezensionen

"This is an excellent publication for those wanting to get an international perspective on the politics of adoption. It is authoritative and greatly informative." (Professor John Triseliotis)

"Kerry O'Halloran's Politics of Adoption provides a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of adoption law, both domestic and international, in the common law world. It is an invaluable resource not only for practitioners and scholars but for anyone interested in acquiring an in depth understanding of adoption in all its forms and complexity." (Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, David H. Levin Chair in Family Law, Director, Center on Children and Families, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Child and Adolescent Research and Evaluation (ICARE), Gainesville, Florida)