The legality and ethics of independent intercountry adoption under the hague convention

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-317

  Hayes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054695295     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebr016     Document Type: Article

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