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Of The,By The,For The People; Where Do We Stand?, Savad Rahman Jan 2010

Of The,By The,For The People; Where Do We Stand?, Savad Rahman

savad rahman

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The Two Faces Of Intercountry Adoption: The Significance Of The Indian Adoption Scandals, David M. Smolin Jun 2005

The Two Faces Of Intercountry Adoption: The Significance Of The Indian Adoption Scandals, David M. Smolin

David M. Smolin

This article summarizes international law, and the law of India and the United States, relevant to intercountry adoption. The article then presents extensive information and analysis of a major series of adoption scandals in Andhra Pradesh, India. The article uses this analysis of law and a major series of adoption scandals to present the "two sides of intercountry adoption:" positively, as a humanitarian act, and negatively as a form of child trafficking. The weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the intercountry adoption system that led to the Indian adoption scandals are extensively analyzed.