1. Objectifs

Intentions :
Dans ce chapitre, l’auteure propose une réflexion critique sur la polygamie en France et au Québec. Elle cherche à montrer comment la présence de ce régime matrimonial pose un défi au modèle juridique français et québécois.

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Données documentaires diverses

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«In France and Quebec, the matrimonial public order is founded on the principal of monogamy. This principle is a result of the prohibition of polygamy […]. For a long time, these two legal systems applied the matrimonial public order flexibly, by making exceptions to the principle of monogamy. However, since the 1990s, this flexibility has been called into question. Given the existence of polygamy within their jurisdictions, the French and Quebec legal systems reaffirm that, whatever the different forms of conjugal unions they allow, polygamy remains a prohibited one. However, both in France and Quebec, it is possible to question this strict reassertion of the matrimonial public order against polygamy. Is it the best legal method, in hopes of protecting the women and children involved in these plural unions, of protecting their fundamental rights and ensuring their integration into society? Certainly, the principle of monogamy must remain the foundation of matrimonial public order. Nevertheless, would a measure of pragmatism not be necessary to allow the development of an appropriate legal framework for polygamy, rather than its repression with stigmatizing, and at times even paradoxical, effects?» (p. 94-95)