Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française
This article arises out of research carried out on justice in French Polynesia since 2014. It consists of an ethnography of judicial situations and semi-structured interviews with justice and social services staff and lawyers. From the very first contacts with justice personnel in Polynesia, one spe...
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| description | This article arises out of research carried out on justice in French Polynesia since 2014. It consists of an ethnography of judicial situations and semi-structured interviews with justice and social services staff and lawyers. From the very first contacts with justice personnel in Polynesia, one specificity that everyone talked about was fa’a’amura’a or fa’a’amu, that is, Polynesian customary adoption. Despite its importance to this day, fa’a’amura’a is not officially recognized under the French Civil Code. However, the custom has been endowed with a legal habit, in this case the delegation of the exercise of parental authority, which has the effect of giving it a degree of recognition. It is this recognition of a customary practice in a State that refuses, in principle, to create collective rights and recognize the category of “Indigenous peoples” that this article is concerned with. Particular attention will be paid to cases of transfer of Polynesian children to the care of French mainlanders, as these cases ‒ which are a source of concern for some members of the judiciary ‒ have over the years led magistrates and Polynesian authorities to take various measures to avoid certain abuses and the instrumentalization of a customary practice. |
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| spellingShingle | Natacha Gagné Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française Droit et Cultures custom France justice adoption child transfer French Polynesia |
| title | Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française |
| title_full | Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française |
| title_fullStr | Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française |
| title_short | Bricolage juridique en situation (post)coloniale : le défi de la reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière par la justice en Polynésie française |
| title_sort | bricolage juridique en situation post coloniale le defi de la reconnaissance de l adoption coutumiere par la justice en polynesie francaise |
| topic | custom France justice adoption child transfer French Polynesia |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/droitcultures/10144 |
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