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15 Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 655 (2001)
International Child Adoptions: Who Should Decide What Is in the Best Interests of the Family

handle is hein.journals/ndlep15 and id is 661 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL CHILD ADOPTIONS: WHO SHOULD DECIDE WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE FAMILY? BRIDGET M. HUBING* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................... 656 I. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF CHILDREN WITHOUT FAMILIES AND FAMILIES WITHOUT CHILDREN ............................................. 657 A. Children Who Need Families ...................... 657 B. Families Who Need Children ...................... 659 C. The Solution of International Child Adoptions ..... 659 II. HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS ............. 660 A. World War II ................................... 661 B. Effects of the Korean War ........................ 661 C. The Current Situation ........................... 662 III. What is in the Best Interests of the Child and Fam ilies Involved? ................................. 663 A. Arguments For International Adoptions ............ 663 B. Arguments Against International Adoptions ........ 665 C. Other Pertinent Issues ............................ 666 1. Single Person Adoptions ................... 667 2. Adoptions by Gay and Lesbian Couples .... 668 3. Interracial Adoptions ...................... 671 IV. INTERNATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ............................................. 672 A. Global Declarations and Conventions .............. 672 1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ..................................... 672 * Editor-in-Chief, NoTRE DAME J.L. ETHICS & PUB. POL'Y, 2000-2001; Thomas J. White Scholar 1999-2001; J.D. Candidate, Notre Dame Law School, 2001; B.A., Ripon College, Wisconsin, 1995. The author dedicates this Note to her family; particularly, her father Robert Hubing, her mother Bonnie Demler, and her sister Brenda Hubing. The author further dedicates this article to all the children in the world who do not have families to love and care for them as her family has done for her. The author wishes to thank Paolo G. Carozza, Patti Ogden, and Mary M. Penrose, Professors of Law, for reading her draft and con- tributing significantly to this final product. Lastly, the author wishes to thank especially Tracy Davis for her constant love, support, and encouragement throughout this writing process. 655

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