Kerry O'Halloran

The Politics of Adoption (eBook, PDF)

International Perspectives on Law, Policy and Practice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

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

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Part One Adoption, Society and the Law: the Common Law Context.- Chap 1 Adoption: Concept, Principles and Social Construct.- Chap 2 The Changing Face of Adoption.- Part Two Developing International Benchmarks for Modern Adoption Law.- Chap 3 The Legal Functions of Adoption.- Chap 4 Adoption and the European Court of Human Rights.- Chap 5 Inter country Adoption and The Hague Convention.- Part Three Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a Common Law Context.- Chap 6 England and Wales.- Chap 7 Ireland.- Chap 8 The US.- Chap 9 Canada.- Chap 10 Australia.- Chap 11 New Zealand.- Part Four Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a European Civil Law Context.- Chap 12 Sweden.- Chap 13 France.- Chap 14 Germany.- Part Five Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in Asia.- Chap 15 The Adoption Process in an Islamic Context.- Chap 16 Japan.- Chap 17 China.- Part Six Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in an Indigenous Peoples Context.- Chap 18 Intra cultureAdoption.- Part Seven The Influence of Politics.- Chap 19 Politics and a Regulatory Regime for Adoption.- Chap 20 Politics and the Contemporary Social Role of Adoption.- Conclusion.- Index.

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Part 1: Adoption, Society and the Law: the Common Law Context.- Chapter 1. Adoption: Concept, Principles and Social Construct.- Chapter 2. The Changing Face of Adoption.- Part 2: Developing International Benchmarks for Modern Adoption Law.- Chapter 3. The Legal Functions of Adoption.- Chapter 4. Adoption and the European Court of Human Rights.- Chapter 5. Intercountry Adoption and the Hague Convention.- Part 3: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a Common Law Context.- Chapter 6. The Adoption Process in England & Wales.- Chapter 7. The Adoption Process in Ireland.- Chapter 8. The Adoption Process in the US.- Chapter 9. The Adoption Process in Canada.- Chapter 10.- The Adoption Process in Australia.- Chapter 11. The Adoption Process in New Zealand.- Part 4: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in a European Civil Law Context.- Chapter 12. The Adoption Process in Sweden.- Chapter 13. The Adoption Process in France.- Chapter 14. The Adoption Process in Germany.- Chapter 15. The Adoption Process in Romania.- Part 5: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in Asia.- Chapter 16. The Adoption Process in an Islamic Context.- Chapter 17. The Adoption Process in Korea.- Chapter 18. The Adoption Process in Japan.- Chapter 19. The Adoption Process in China.- Chapter 20. The Adoption Process in Russia.- Part 6: Contemporary Law, Policy and Practice in an Indigenous Peoples Context.- Chapter 21. Intraculture Adoption.- Part 7: The Influence of Politics.- Chapter 22. Politics and a Regulatory Regime for Adoption .- Chapter 23. Politics and a Contemporary Social Role for Adoption.- Conclusions.

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)