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The politics of adoption : international perspectives on law, policy & practice
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The politics of adoption : international perspectives on law, policy & practice

Author: Kerry O'Halloran
Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Identifies and analyzes the fundamental social and legal functions of adoption. This book offers a comparative analysis of developments in the law, policy and practice of adoption in England and  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Cross-cultural studies
Législation
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kerry O'Halloran
ISBN: 1402041535 9781402041532
OCLC Number: 64626524
Description: x, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: pt. I. Adoption and society --
Adoption : concept, principles, and social construct --
The changing face of adoption in the United Kingdom --
pt. II. Adoption and the law --
The legal functions of adoption --
International benchmarks for modern adoption law --
pt. III. Contemporary law, policy and practice --
The adoption process in England & Wales : the Adoption and Children Act 2002 --
The adoption process in Ireland --
The adoption process in the US --
The adoption process in Australia --
Intercountry adoption --
Intraculture adoption.
Responsibility: by Kerry O'Halloran.
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