Abstract
ABSTRACTThe non-regulation of intercountry adoptions in South African law has the potential for abuse. The practice of intercountry adoption is discussed from a child-focused perspective. It is argued that, generally, intercountry adoption is not in the child's best interests because it has the legal and psycho-social effect of disrupting continuity in the child's upbringing, culture and language, family and national ties. The article emphasises the need for legal regulation of the practice of intercountry adoption to prevent the abuses that currently occur. Though the article does not propose to give complete answers to the multiple problems that lead to the abandonment of children and the perceived need for intercountry adoption, it makes certain proposals for law reform.
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