Adoption in Botswana: does it serve the best interests of the child?

Ferreira, Sandra

dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, Sandra	en
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-27T12:18:39Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-27T12:18:39Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.citation	Ferreira S. (2012) Adoption in Botswana: does it serve the best interests of the child?. Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa XLV(3)	en
dc.identifier.issn	0010-4051	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/12653
dc.description.abstract	Not every child has the opportunity to grow up as part of a family, which is regarded as the optimum form of child care. Adoption, however, provides a child with the opportunity to have a family. When adoption does occur, the most important aspect is that it should be in the best interests of the child. In this article I examine statutory adoption in Botswana and whether it serves the best interests of the child. I then offer possible solutions to problems that I believe need attention.
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (16 pages)	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.734096883
dc.subject.lcsh	Adopted children -- Botswana	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Adopted children -- Botswana -- Law and legislation	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Child care -- Botswana	en
dc.title	Adoption in Botswana: does it serve the best interests of the child?	en
dc.description.department	Department of Private Law	en