Internal and Intercountry Adoption Laws : Basic Work

This unique collection deals with internal and intercountry adoption legislation in 60 of the countries most concerned (both states of origin and receiving states).

<p class=copymedium>It offers the user easy access to the material, presenting a standardized country-by-country overview, drawn up by experts in family law or children's rights from each jurisdiction. Each country section is completed with an annex containing the main legal texts (in their original language).

<p class=copymedium>The legislation in each country is analysed in the light of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 1993 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.

<p class=copymedium>Internal and International Adoption Laws is an important tool for all those involved in international adoption proceedings, such as government authorities, judges, social services, NGOs and adoption agencies. It will be supplemented and updated yearly.

<p class=copymedium>The Work contains Belgium, France, Israel, Germany, Italy, Venezuela, Albania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Portugal and France.