What Can I Do for You, My Damaged Angel: Ways to Better Protect Special Needs Children Adopted from China

Authors

Kaidi Yu, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that current legal frameworks governing intercountry adoptions, particularly between the U.S. and China, fail to adequately protect the welfare of special needs children. It highlights gaps in the Hague Convention, Chinese Adoption Law, and U.S. implementation of the Intercountry Adoption Act, emphasizing the need for uniform definitions of special needs, enhanced parental preparedness, and improved post-adoption support systems to address these shortcomings.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Fourteenth Amendment | Law

Recommended Citation

Kaidi Yu, What Can I Do for You, My Damaged Angel: Ways to Better Protect Special Needs Children Adopted from China, 21 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 815 (2015).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol21/iss3/6