المجلة الأكادمية للبحوث القانونية والسياسية
Volume 10, Numéro 2, Pages 955-981
2026-09-22
Matrimonial Guardianship Between Absolute Authority And Statutory Restriction: A Socio-legal And Jurisprudential Analysis In Light Of The Cedaw Convention
Authors : Allali Nassira .
Abstract
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) constitutes a pivotal international legal instrument impacting the socio-legal architecture of domestic family structures, primarily by compelling State Parties to harmonize their municipal legal orders with its norms. Utilizing a comparative jurisprudential and statutory analysis, this study offers a critical appraisal of key mandates articulated within CEDAW, specifically Article 16, through the analytical framework of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh), while evaluating the legislative trajectory of the Algerian legal system regarding matrimonial guardianship (Wilayah). The inquiry demonstrates that the Algerian statutory framework underwent a discernible paradigm shift following the 2005 reform of the Family Code. By enshrining gender parity across select provisions governing guardianship, the legislature recognized the full legal capacity (Ahliyyah) of adult women to independently execute matrimonial contracts. Institutionally, this shift replaced the traditional paternalistic mandate requiring a matrimonial guardian (Wali) to execute the contract on the woman’s behalf with an explicit empowerment formulation stipulating that an adult woman shall conclude her own marriage contract. Consequently, the adult woman is reconstituted as a primary legal subject (sui juris) in the matrimonial covenant, empowered to exercise her personal autonomy and manifest informed consent within the codified legal framework. Ultimately, this research highlights the nuanced synthesis between international human rights norms and national legislative adaptations in contemporary Islamic jurisprudence.
Keywords
Algerian Family Law; CEDAW Convention; Female Legal Capacity; Islamic Jurisprudence; Marital Guardianship ; Statutory Reforms.
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