The Transnational Illegal Adoption Market

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-94-6236-916-0
Verlag: Eleven International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 874 g

The last half-century has witnessed the emergence of a transnational illegal market in adoptable children. Numerous cases have been uncovered whereby children from the Global South were purchased or kidnapped from their families or orphanages in order to meet the high demand for adoption among couples and individuals in the Global North. This book provides a comprehensive criminological analysis of the phenomenon of child trafficking for adoption purposes. It illustrates the structure and organization of the illegal adoption market and uncovers and explains the criminogenic factors of the German and Dutch adoption system which encourage and facilitate the trafficking in adoptable children. This book does not only explore the weaknesses of relevant national and international legal instruments on intercountry adoption, it also unearths and explains adopters’ cultural attitudes, beliefs and perceptions that facilitate illegal practices within the intercountry adoption system. It is a must read for academics, policy makers and stakeholders in the field of intercountry adoption who care about children’s rights and ethical adoptions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loibl, Elvira

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Introduction; II Child Trafficking for Adoption Purposes – A Criminological Analysis of the Illegal Adoption Market; III The Rights of the Child and the ‘Best Interests’ Principle in Intercountry Adoption; IV The 1993 Hague Convention –ATrojan Horse in the Intercountry Adoption System?; V The German Intercountry Adoption System; VI The Dutch Intercountry Adoption System; VII Parenthood, Consumption and Narratives of Rescue and Love in Intercountry Adoption; VIII Comparative Analysis, General Conclusions, and Recommendations

Über Autor(innen)

Elvira Loibl studied law at the University of Vienna and obtained a LL.M. in Forensics, Criminology and Law at Maastricht University. From 2014 to 2018 she carried out her PhD-research on illegal adoptions at Maastricht University, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology.