Feasibility and Implementation of Hague Convention on the Adoption of Children in Nigeria
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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Over the past years, the issue of child trafficking, sales of babies, child abuse that accompanies Inter-country adoption has caused a stir. Therefore, this study examined the Hague Convention on the adoption of children in the context of Nigeria and to determine the relevance of Hague Convention and the structure put in place for domestic adoption and its alignment with inter- country adoption practices. The study was anchored on Family System theory and Family Stress theory. The study adopted descriptive research design. Additionally, a partial qualitative survey, analysing data obtained from orphanage involved in inter-country adoption and adoption agencies in Lagos State. The samples in this study were drawn from the population of orphanage owners/staffs and the Ministry of Youths and Social Development in Lagos, Nigeria. The instrument for this study shows the extent of the Semi-structured interview used to pre-map the research questions. Findings showed that Nigeria is not a Signatory to the Hague Convention and
that the rise of child trafficking, sales of babies both in domestically and internationally has caused a rise in the decrease of international adoptions. Hence, the research concluded that while the Hague Convention represents a significant step towards ensuring that international adoptions
are governed by certain standards, keeping the best interests of the child paramount, the Hague Convention falls short in two significant respects in Nigeria. The study however recommended that proper adoption procedures to ensure that child birth in health facilities are documented and
update regularly, there is also a great need for the involvement of law enforcement agencies like the Police, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and greater collaboration with the communities, religious and governmental organizations in safe guarding and promoting the health of vulnerable children and young women while curbing illegal trends and activities in Nigeria.
Keywords: Hague Convention, Inter-Country Adoption, Child Trafficking.
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Hague Convention, Inter-Country Adoption, Child Trafficking
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Kate Turabian