ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a brief historical overview of adoption, up through the entry into force of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (the Adoption Convention). Part II discusses the human rights issues raised by intercountry adoption, from the perspectives of the adoptees, the adoptive and biological parents, and the larger communities of which they are a part. Part III examines the legal framework and standards set out in the Adoption Convention, along with recent efforts to address the human rights challenges discussed in Part II and widespread financial abuses. Part IV concludes with an analysis of the global decline of intercountry adoption, and some of the responses to this decline.
