Publications
ISS has produced numerous publications on various issues relating to child and family protection. These documents provide up-dated information on legislation, practices and challenges relating to this subject including a critical analysis and relevant commentary. The publications are the result of comprehensive research relying on various sources of literature and resources. Numerous experts from the ISS/IRC network have also been consulted and their input represents a significant added value to the works. These documents are published by ISS General Secretariat or external publishers.
ISS General Secretariat Publishing:
Documents that can be accessed for free may be downloaded directly and the documents for sale may be ordered by e-mail. Please note that payments will be processed through an invoice.The Rights of the child in Domestic and Intercountry adoption – Ethics and Principles Guidelines for Practice, ISS, 199/2004.
This publication proposes ethical principles and guidelines for practice which should be implemented for the care of children deprived of their family.
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Adoption of older children, Stéphanie Romanens-Pythoud, Children’s Rights Specialist at ISS/IRC, 2008, 42 pages. Available in English and French, 15 €
The publication proposes an evaluation of the situation of older children’s adoption and draws the principles to respect in order to ensure the best chances possible of success to these adoptions. ISS/IRC anchored its research into the practice by interviewing experts and professionals of its network. It also reviewed numerous publications on adoption of older children.
Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children - A United Nations framework, SOS
Children's Villages International and ISS, 2009, 29 pages. Available in
English.
This
publication presents the final version of the Guidelines for the Alternative
Care of Children, which was formally welcomed by the UN General Assembly on November 20th to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The publication also includes, for each section of the Guidelines, questions relating to
national policy. While the questions are neither exhaustive, nor part
of the official text, they aim at inspiring reflection on the
implementation of the key principles of the Guidelines at the national
level.
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External Publishing:
These documents may be ordered from the Publisher.Adoption internationale: Une évolution entre éthique et marché [Intercountry Adoption: an evolution between ethics and market], Hervé Boéchat, Director of ISS/IRC; 2006, 82 pages. Available in French and German.
L’adoption internationale traverse depuis quelques années une crise caractérisée par un nombre de parents candidats à l’adoption bien supérieur aux possibilités d’adoption à travers le monde. En analysant les facteurs historiques, sociaux et politiques à l’origine de cette situation, et en s’appuyant sur les textes internationaux contemporains, l’auteur propose une nouvelle lecture de l’adoption internationale et donne quelques pistes quant à sa possible évolution.
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Article 21: Adoption – A Commentary on the United nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Sylvain Vité and Hervé Boéchat, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, 2008.
This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 21 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children’s rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non-governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
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