Assignment task:
Discuss examples of the "twists and turns" that Stone alludes to. Include in your discussion how concepts of "in the best interests of the child" have changed as a function of the codification of policies and regulations governing international adoptions by international conventions on children.
How are differing ideologies regarding the "best interests of the child" addressed in law and in practice?
How, in international adoptions, do we balance protecting children while at the same time incorporating differing concepts of kinship in different cultures?