The Plural Practice of Adoption in Pacific Island States
This book deals with adoption laws and practices in small island developing states in the Pacific. It commences with an introductory chapter giving an overview of relevant laws and practices and pulling together the common themes and issues raised in the
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Jennifer Corrin Sue Farran Editors
The Plural Practice of Adoption in Pacific Island States
The World of Small States
Volume 5
Series Editors Petra Butler Wellington, New Zealand Caroline Morris London, UK
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15142
Jennifer Corrin • Sue Farran Editors
The Plural Practice of Adoption in Pacific Island States
Editors Jennifer Corrin Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, TC Beirne School of Law The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Sue Farran Northumbria Law School University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The World of Small States ISBN 978-3-319-95076-1 ISBN 978-3-319-95077-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95077-8
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Foreword
The family is described by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as the ‘fundamental group of society’ and ‘the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members . . . particularly children’. Adoption is known in all societies and is central to what constitutes family. Its practice differs among cultures. That is well illustrated by the comparative exercise undertaken in this study of the diverse cultures that make up the populations of Pacific Island states. As a social and cultural construct, the manner and consequences of adoption reflect the different values and traditions of the communities in which it occurs. A degree of plurality in the legal order is therefore not uncommon in relation to adoption with diverse populations, as is the pattern in some of the states o
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