Bodelning vid utländska månggiften
(2020) LAGF03 20202Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Under Swedish law, marriages are monogamous. A person who is already married is not permitted to enter into another marriage. However, polygamous marriages are legal in many other countries. As a consequence of Swedish international private law, there are foreign polygamous marriages in Sweden that are legally recognized in some contexts. It is unclear how Swedish family law should be applied to these relationships.
In the 1980s, an inquiry committee in family law investigated if legislation on the division of property and inheritance in foreign polygamous marriages should be implemented. The investigation concluded that new rules should not be suggested. It was considered inappropriate and too complicated.
In January 2018 the... (More) - Under Swedish law, marriages are monogamous. A person who is already married is not permitted to enter into another marriage. However, polygamous marriages are legal in many other countries. As a consequence of Swedish international private law, there are foreign polygamous marriages in Sweden that are legally recognized in some contexts. It is unclear how Swedish family law should be applied to these relationships.
In the 1980s, an inquiry committee in family law investigated if legislation on the division of property and inheritance in foreign polygamous marriages should be implemented. The investigation concluded that new rules should not be suggested. It was considered inappropriate and too complicated.
In January 2018 the Swedish Tax Agency published a report on polygamous marriages. According to the report, 152 people were in polygamous marriages in Sweden. The report shows that the number of polygamous marriages had increased greatly during the last decade in line with increased immigration.
In January 2019, an inquiry committee presented an investigation on how foreign polygamous marriages could be prevented in Sweden
(SOU 2020:2). The inquiry proposes a new and stricter main rule on non-recognition of foreign polygamous marriages.
The purpose of this thesis is to critically review the legal situation of division of property in foreign polygamous marriages under Swedish law. The thesis finds that the legal situation is uncertain. After considering the conflict of laws and possible consequences of SOU 2020:2, this essay concludes that a change of legislation is needed. By introducing new rules, the weaker parties in a foreign polygamous marriage, generally the women, can be ensured economic protection. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Enligt svensk rätt är äktenskapet en monogam förbindelse. Att vara gift med flera personer är inte tillåtet. I andra delar av världen är månggifte däremot tillåtet. Till följd av internationella privaträttsliga regler kan utländska månggiften erkännas och betraktas giltiga i Sverige i vissa sammanhang. Hur den svenska äktenskapsrättens regler ska anpassas efter dessa förhållanden är oklart.
På 1980-talet undersökte de så kallade Familjelagssakkunniga om särskilda regler borde införas om bodelning och arv vid utländska månggiften. Utredningen kom till slutsatsen att så ej var fallet. Det ansågs olämpligt och för komplicerat.
I januari 2018 redovisade Skatteverket en rapport om månggifte i folkbokföringsregistret. Enligt rapporten... (More) - Enligt svensk rätt är äktenskapet en monogam förbindelse. Att vara gift med flera personer är inte tillåtet. I andra delar av världen är månggifte däremot tillåtet. Till följd av internationella privaträttsliga regler kan utländska månggiften erkännas och betraktas giltiga i Sverige i vissa sammanhang. Hur den svenska äktenskapsrättens regler ska anpassas efter dessa förhållanden är oklart.
På 1980-talet undersökte de så kallade Familjelagssakkunniga om särskilda regler borde införas om bodelning och arv vid utländska månggiften. Utredningen kom till slutsatsen att så ej var fallet. Det ansågs olämpligt och för komplicerat.
I januari 2018 redovisade Skatteverket en rapport om månggifte i folkbokföringsregistret. Enligt rapporten fanns det 152 personer folkbokförda i Sverige med registrerade faktiska månggiften. Rapporten visar att antalet registrerade månggiften har ökat mycket de senaste åren i takt med en tilltagen invandring.
I januari 2019 presenterades SOU 2020:2 - Skärpta regler om utländska månggiften. Syftet med utredningen var att åstadkomma ett starkare skydd mot utländska månggiften än det som gäller idag. Utredningen föreslår en skärpt huvudregel om erkännandeförbud av utländska månggiften.
Syftet med uppsatsen är att kritiskt granska rättsläget om bodelning vid utländska månggiften. Det visar sig att rättsläget är osäkert. Efter beaktande av lagvalsregler och tänkbara konsekvenser av SOU 2020:2 nås slutsatsen att bristen på tydlighet i rättsläget bör åtgärdas. Genom nya rättsregler kan den svagare parten i ett utländskt månggifte, som utgångspunkt kvinnan, tillförsäkras ett ekonomiskt skydd. (Less)
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- author
- Tamm, Jessica LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20202
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- familjerätt, utländska månggiften, bodelning, polygami, polygama äktenskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9035744
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In the 1980s, an inquiry committee in family law investigated if legislation on the division of property and inheritance in foreign polygamous marriages should be implemented. The investigation concluded that new rules should not be suggested. It was considered inappropriate and too complicated.
In January 2018 the Swedish Tax Agency published a report on polygamous marriages. According to the report, 152 people were in polygamous marriages in Sweden. The report shows that the number of polygamous marriages had increased greatly during the last decade in line with increased immigration.
In January 2019, an inquiry committee presented an investigation on how foreign polygamous marriages could be prevented in Sweden
(SOU 2020:2). The inquiry proposes a new and stricter main rule on non-recognition of foreign polygamous marriages.
The purpose of this thesis is to critically review the legal situation of division of property in foreign polygamous marriages under Swedish law. The thesis finds that the legal situation is uncertain. After considering the conflict of laws and possible consequences of SOU 2020:2, this essay concludes that a change of legislation is needed. By introducing new rules, the weaker parties in a foreign polygamous marriage, generally the women, can be ensured economic protection.}},
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