Kim Lecoyer is master in social and intercultural psychology, master in Arabic and Islamic studies, and she completed a master-after-master in world religions, interreligious dialogue and relgious studies.
This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriag... more This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriage conclusion among Muslim families in Belgium and highlights how women in particular understand, use and resist these norms. Among these normative frameworks, particular attention is given to the study of Islamic normative discourses, which frequently originate in a transnational public space of Islamic norms and reference, but are at the same time locally situated in daily practices and local discourses. The article is based on fieldwork conducted in Belgium with different religious actors on the one hand, and interviews and focus groups with, mainly female, members of Belgian Muslim families on the other hand. The data stems from a broader research on non-state family practices and dispute resolution among Muslim families of migrant origin living in Belgium.status: publishe
Deze bijdrage behandelt het vraagstuk van de verblijfsregeling van kinderen na ouderlijke (echt)s... more Deze bijdrage behandelt het vraagstuk van de verblijfsregeling van kinderen na ouderlijke (echt)scheiding in families met een migratieachtergrond op basis van empirisch onderzoek dat in België werd uitgevoerd aan de hand van observatie van familiezaken in gerechtshoven enerzijds en interviews met families en actoren uit het veld anderzijds. De studie van de trajecten van deze families vormt namelijk een interessant uitgangspunt om na te denken over de diversificatie van gezinsvormen, die zich niet zelden ontwikkelen in de marge van de standaarden die door het recht worden gevormd of ondersteund. In dit artikel bestuderen de auteurs de interactie van beleefde realiteiten van gezinnen met een migratieachtergrond rond de verblijfsregeling van kinderen met de Belgische wet van 18 juli 2006 die gelijkmatig verdeelde huisvesting als ideaal vooropstelt. Door het kruisen van een juridisch en een sociaal-antropologisch perspectief stellen de auteurs voornamelijk vast dat de kloof tussen main...
This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriag... more This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriage conclusion among Muslim families in Belgium and highlights how women in particular understand, use and resist these norms. Among these normative frameworks, particular attention is given to the study of Islamic normative discourses, which frequently originate in a transnational public space of Islamic norms and reference, but are at the same time locally situated in daily practices and local discourses. The article is based on fieldwork conducted in Belgium with different religious actors on the one hand, and interviews and focus groups with, mainly female, members of Belgian Muslim families on the other hand. The data stems from a broader research on non-state family practices and dispute resolution among Muslim families of migrant origin living in Belgium.
The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2015
Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and int... more Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the 18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents, particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.
The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2015
Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family
justice and int... more Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the 18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents, particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.
This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriag... more This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriage conclusion among Muslim families in Belgium and highlights how women in particular understand, use and resist these norms. Among these normative frameworks, particular attention is given to the study of Islamic normative discourses, which frequently originate in a transnational public space of Islamic norms and reference, but are at the same time locally situated in daily practices and local discourses. The article is based on fieldwork conducted in Belgium with different religious actors on the one hand, and interviews and focus groups with, mainly female, members of Belgian Muslim families on the other hand. The data stems from a broader research on non-state family practices and dispute resolution among Muslim families of migrant origin living in Belgium.status: publishe
Deze bijdrage behandelt het vraagstuk van de verblijfsregeling van kinderen na ouderlijke (echt)s... more Deze bijdrage behandelt het vraagstuk van de verblijfsregeling van kinderen na ouderlijke (echt)scheiding in families met een migratieachtergrond op basis van empirisch onderzoek dat in België werd uitgevoerd aan de hand van observatie van familiezaken in gerechtshoven enerzijds en interviews met families en actoren uit het veld anderzijds. De studie van de trajecten van deze families vormt namelijk een interessant uitgangspunt om na te denken over de diversificatie van gezinsvormen, die zich niet zelden ontwikkelen in de marge van de standaarden die door het recht worden gevormd of ondersteund. In dit artikel bestuderen de auteurs de interactie van beleefde realiteiten van gezinnen met een migratieachtergrond rond de verblijfsregeling van kinderen met de Belgische wet van 18 juli 2006 die gelijkmatig verdeelde huisvesting als ideaal vooropstelt. Door het kruisen van een juridisch en een sociaal-antropologisch perspectief stellen de auteurs voornamelijk vast dat de kloof tussen main...
This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriag... more This article examines multiple normative frameworks that shape rules and expectations for marriage conclusion among Muslim families in Belgium and highlights how women in particular understand, use and resist these norms. Among these normative frameworks, particular attention is given to the study of Islamic normative discourses, which frequently originate in a transnational public space of Islamic norms and reference, but are at the same time locally situated in daily practices and local discourses. The article is based on fieldwork conducted in Belgium with different religious actors on the one hand, and interviews and focus groups with, mainly female, members of Belgian Muslim families on the other hand. The data stems from a broader research on non-state family practices and dispute resolution among Muslim families of migrant origin living in Belgium.
The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2015
Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and int... more Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the 18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents, particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.
The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2015
Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family
justice and int... more Based on two empirical studies conducted in Belgium in different courts of family justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the 18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents, particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.
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justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution
addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a
migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to
justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of
family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or
conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child
residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the
18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for
child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological
perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for
example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can
sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the
judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents,
particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.
justice and interviews held with families and other stakeholders, this contribution
addresses the issue of child residency after separation or divorce in families with a
migrant background mostly of Moroccan origin. The study of families’ pathways to
justice constitutes an interesting starting point to reflect on the diversification of
family configurations which often develop in the margins of the standards shaped or
conveyed by the law. In this article, the authors examine how lived realities of child
residency in families with a migrant background interplay with the Belgian Law of the
18th of July 2006, which institutes equal shared residency as the reference model for
child residency after parental disunion. By associating legal and socio-anthropological
perspectives, the article highlights how the gap between mainstream ideals (for
example, equal shared residency) and the lived realities of (migrant) families can
sometimes work against the egalitarian myth pursued by the legislature and the
judiciary, as well as against the interests of the child, but also of its parents,
particularly at the expense of the mother, throughout but also after the judicial process.