Shining a light in the playroom - ABA 2008 Fall Meeting

Shining a Light in the Playroom: Improving Transparency in Inter-Country Adoptions Under the Hague Convention.

Public International Law
Human Rights
Rule of Law

As international adoptions increase, so do the concerns that children are adopted in a safe and transparent manner.  This panel will provide a timely discussion of the use of third party intermediaries in the international adoption process and what sort of due diligence is necessary in order to ensure that the third party intermediaries meet the requirements of the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoptions as well as national and international anti-corruption regimes.
Sponsoring Committees:

Anti-Corruption Initiatives & Compliance Issues Committee and International Human Rights Committee
Program Chairs:
Carolyn Lindsey (Moderator), TRACE International, Annapolis, MD
Kathleen Hamann, U.S. Department of Justice, Alexandria, VA
Speakers:
Tom DiFilipo, President and CEO, Joint Council on International Children's Services, Alexandria, VA
Brian Lieke, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Susan Cox (Invited), Vice President of Public Policy, Holt International, Eugene, OR
Irene Steffas (Invited), Managing Partner, Steffas & Associates, Marietta, GA