Child adoption
Child adoption trends and policies
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
- New York United Nations 2009.
- xix, 463 p. graphs, tables 28 cm.
At head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. "References for country profiles" : p. 369-395. Annexes (p. [356]-463) : 1. Derivation of global estimates of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions -- 2. References for country profiles -- 3. Annex tables. "United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso. "Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and evolution of modern adoption laws -- Adoption in religious law and in traditional societies -- Key features of modern adoption laws -- International, regional and bilateral agreements on intercountry adoption -- Levels and trends in child adoptions -- The characteristics of adoptive children, adoptive parents and birth parents -- The demand for and availability of adoptable children -- A framework for furthering the study of adoption.
9789211514667
Adoption
At head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. "References for country profiles" : p. 369-395. Annexes (p. [356]-463) : 1. Derivation of global estimates of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions -- 2. References for country profiles -- 3. Annex tables. "United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso. "Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and evolution of modern adoption laws -- Adoption in religious law and in traditional societies -- Key features of modern adoption laws -- International, regional and bilateral agreements on intercountry adoption -- Levels and trends in child adoptions -- The characteristics of adoptive children, adoptive parents and birth parents -- The demand for and availability of adoptable children -- A framework for furthering the study of adoption.
9789211514667
Adoption