Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury * 2019* tom 34* zeszyt 2* s. 137-161* ISSN 2083-7186

Intercountry Adoption in the United States and Poland – Comparative Law Perspective
Adopcja międzynarodowa w Stanach Zjednoczonych i w Polsce – perspektywa prawnoporownawcza

Mgr Paulina Moinet - doktorantka w Instytucie Prawa Cywilnego, Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-6003

Data publikacji: 2019-06-30

URL: https://www.kssip.gov.pl/pobierz_plik/2019-2_34_-_intercountry.pdf.pdf

SUMMARY:

The article discusses the institution of intercountry adoption in American and Polish law with special attention to two basic principles of adoption, i.e.the the principle of the child’s best interest and the principle of subsidiarity.This article presents the legal regulations (international and national) as well as the current trends of the intercountry adoptions in both countries. Attention is drawn to the fact that the United States is a global leader in intercountry adoptions, especially as a receiving country, including the adoption of children from Poland. The nature of intercountry adoption in the United States and Poland is different, although both countries ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, which is one of the most fundamental source of international law in the field of intercountry adoption. This convention introduces an international procedure for intercountry adoptions and currently it regulates issues related to international adoption the most. The analysis of American and Polish regulations raises doubts whether the current standards properly secure the best interests of the child in international adoption and eliminate the risk of illegal forms of this legal institution.

Key words: Adoption, intercountry adoption, international adoption, children’s rights

Bibliographic Citation:

MOINET, P. Intercountry Adoption in the United States and Poland – Comparative Law Perspective, Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury. 2019, t. 34, z. 2, s. 137-161. ISSN 2083-7186.