Politics of Adoption

“This book will definitely be of interest to those adoption professionals from within the disciplines of law, politics, and social work. … It is also an insightful historical account of adoption policies, laws, international conventions, and local practices from around the world. … O’Halloran’s third edition of The Politics of Adoption is a literary mosaic of essential adoption-related discussion that belongs on the bookshelves of every adoption researcher—no matter the research or professional discipline.” (Rhoda Scherman and Ashleigh Prakash, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (20), May, 2016)

• 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.