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‘Irregular Adoptions’ in Chile: New Political Narratives About The Right To Know One's Origins
Author(s) -
Salvo Agoglia Irene,
Alfaro Monsalve Karen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12324
Subject(s) - politics , narrative , context (archaeology) , human rights , political science , economic justice , focus (optics) , sociology , public relations , law and economics , public administration , political economy , law , history , philosophy , linguistics , physics , archaeology , optics
This article examines the background of ‘irregular’ adoptions in Chile and the recent dispute process of political narratives about this topic, in the context of Chilean adoption policies and practices. Special focus is on how the adoption policies and practices have caused serious human rights violations in particular to the child's rights to know one's origins. The article discusses the design and implementation of recognition, justice and reparation policies, for the prevention of future risks associated with these irregular practices.