The Decline of Inter-Country Adoption
Wednesday June 15, 2022

The Decline of Inter-Country Adoption

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Our Director Stephen Page was honoured to be interviewed by London family lawyer Yasmin Khan-Gunns about her proposed essay on the decline of inter-country adoptions. The essay is brilliant and clearly shows the current problems with inter-country adoption. The essay was rightfully prize-winning, enabling Yasmin to win an award from the European Chapter of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. 

Read Yasmin’s award-winning essay here.

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