We Have the Right Tools: An Examination and Defense of Spending in International Adoption

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Smith, Ann
• 署名单位: Harvard University
• 刊物名称: HARVARD INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0017-8063
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 485-527
• 关键词: INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION; HUMANITARIAN AID; CHILDREN

摘要

In recent years, international adoption has faced increasing criticism for the presence of humanitarian aid that flows through the system. Critics argue that the presence of humanitarian aid corrupts the process, and distorts the priorities of nations to search for domestic placement for children first, as required by many international conventions. This Note explores these ideas by examining the extent of international aid that flows through the system, but also the tools available to curb abuses and ultimately promote child welfare. This Note comes to the conclusion that the appropriate tools in the form of international conventions are available to protect children, and that halting international aid or international adoption entirely are both unreasonable solutions that have not been called for by the international legal bodies. The Note finishes by discussing the more nuanced tools available to promote child welfare through international adoption spending.