International Adoption: The Human Rights Position

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dc.contributor.author	Bartholet, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-31T16:10:00Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-31T16:10:00Z
dc.identifier.citation	This is the pre-peer-reviewed version of the article “International Adoption, The Human Rights Position,” which will be published at Elizabeth Bartholet, International Adoption: The Human Rights Position, 1 Global Policy __ (2010)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:3228398
dc.description.abstract	International adoption is under siege, with the number of children placed dropping each of the last several years, and many countries imposing severe new restrictions. Key forces mounting the attack claim the child human rights mantle, arguing that such adoption denies heritage rights, and often involves abusive practices. Many nations assert rights to hold onto the children born within their borders, and others support these demands citing subsidiarity principles. But children’s most basic human rights, at the heart of the true meaning of subsidiarity, are to grow up in the families that will often be found only in international adoption. These rights should trump any conflicting state sovereignty claims.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA
dc.subject	adoption	en
dc.subject	human rights
dc.subject	children
dc.subject	child welfare
dc.title	International Adoption: The Human Rights Position	en
dc.relation.journal	Global Policy	en