Anjali shekhawat, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
ABSTRACT
Inter-country adoptions laws are yet to develop thoroughly in India. This project discusses the background of inter-country adoptions and analyzes the development in this area from the Lakshmi Kant Pandey case till now. Further, this article attempts to compare the inter-country adoption laws under International conventions with India and bring out the points of development that India can incorporate. As early as 1986, Indian Supreme Court laid down guidelines regarding Inter-Country Adoptions yet there is no legislation. In the contemporary world of globalization and modernization, such laws are necessary for our society. This void leads to misuse of ICA and thus can lead to violation of rights of innocent children. The Hague Convention on protection of Children and Cooperation must be followed as a basic guideline on which further progression can be achieved.
