The article analyzes the corrupting influence of the United States on the development and present workings of the intercountry adoption system. A context for this corrupting influence is provided through a careful analysis of the theoretical and practical vulnerabilities of the intercountry adoption system. The distinctive approaches of the United States to social work, adoption, human rights, children's rights, constitutional law and humanitarian intervention also provides further context.
The article is designed to be practical in providing proposals for those interested in reforming the United States' approach to intercountry adoption and related matters. The article also seeks to provide relevant information for governments, NGOs, and others in nations who interact with or consider interacting with the United States on these issues.While the article provides a clearly defended point of view, it seeks to also take account of diverse viewpoints, both within and outside of the United States.
The article goes beyond the author's prior analyses of the distinctive problems of child laundering/child trafficking in intercountry adoption, to provide a rigorous analysis of both the global effort to construct a viable, safe, reliable and ethical intercountry adoption system, and the roles of the United States in relationship to that effort.
This is a draft version in advance of forthcoming publication in the Journal of Law and Families Studies and the Utah Law Review, so there will be some errors. The article is also very long! Comments are welcome below in this blog's comments section.
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMaybe only a few of us made it through the article, but it certainly raised some questions. I had so much to say that won't fit in a comment that I broke it into multiple blog posts. Overall: well done.
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