The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most extensive and widely
ratified international human rights treaty. This Commentary offers a comprehensive analysis …

In a series of recent papers, David Velleman has argued that it is morally wrong to bring a
child into existence with the intention that the child will not have contact with one or both …

One much-commented upon feature of globalization is an increased access to information. If
new kinds of information, and a new speed of access to it, characterize the so-called" global …

Objective. This article analyzes the role of race and ethnicity in constructing American
families through intercountry adoption. We argue that such adoptions illustrate the fluidity …

I examine the rise in adoptee community-building and activism on the internet, paying close
attention to the ways emotions are shared, generated, and sustained in online interactions …

Adoption information, including original birth certificates (OBCs) and (non) identifying
information, is kept secret from birth mothers who place their children in closed adoptions …

This occasional paper attempts to identify and clarify the content of the rights of children
which are relevant in the context of access to fertility treatment and eligibility for adoption. It …

Comparative family law is a fascinating area of investigation, for we may learn much about
our own legal system, procedures, and substantive family law policies and about how they …

Adopted children face conflicting messages about their identity. Although most agencies
encourage adoptive parents to explain adoption to their children at a young age,'the majority …

Connection and reunion is central to adoption, though complicated by geographical, cultural
and linguistic differences in the intercountry adoption space. Drawing from narrative …