Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين
موسى, . (2025). Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين. EKB Journal Management System, 50(50), 2241-2283. doi: 10.21608/jlr.2025.385720.1742
نورهان موسى. "Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين". EKB Journal Management System, 50, 50, 2025, 2241-2283. doi: 10.21608/jlr.2025.385720.1742
موسى, . (2025). 'Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين', EKB Journal Management System, 50(50), pp. 2241-2283. doi: 10.21608/jlr.2025.385720.1742
موسى, . Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 50(50): 2241-2283. doi: 10.21608/jlr.2025.385720.1742

Nationality of Children Born Through Surrogacy Abroad: A Conflict of Laws Perspective / جنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر الأم البديلة في الخارج منظور في تنازع القوانين

مجلة البحوث الفقهية والقانونية
Volume 50, Issue 50, July 2025, Pages 2241-2283    PDF (906.91 K)
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية
DOI: 10.21608/jlr.2025.385720.1742
Author
نورهان موسى*
كلية الحقوق جامعة المنوفية
Abstract
This research addresses the legal challenges surrounding the nationality of children born through surrogacy arrangements abroad, within the framework of private international law. The increasing prevalence of cross-border surrogacy has given rise to significant legal uncertainty, particularly regarding the recognition of parentage and the transmission of nationality. The study highlights the risk of statelessness when states refuse to recognize surrogacy or the intended parental relationship, leaving children without legal identity or protection. A comparative analysis is conducted between Egypt, where surrogacy is implicitly prohibited on religious and ethical grounds; France, where surrogacy is categorically banned, and ordre public objections often prevent recognition of foreign arrangements; and Canada, where altruistic surrogacy is permitted under a regulated framework, ensuring recognition of parentage and conferral of citizenship. Drawing on international human rights law, comparative family law, and private international law doctrines, the research proposes legislative and judicial solutions aimed at balancing national sovereignty with the best interests of the child, particularly their rights to nationality, identity, and family life.
 
يتناول هذا البحث الإشكالية القانونية المتعلقة بجنسية الأطفال المولودين عبر ترتيبات الأم البديلة خارج الحدود الوطنية، في ظل اختلاف النظم القانونية وتباين المواقف التشريعية تجاه عمليات الحمل البديل. فقد أدى انتشار هذه الممارسة إلى نشوء تحديات قانونية عميقة، أبرزها احتمالية حرمان الطفل من حقه في الجنسية أو تأخير الاعتراف بهويته القانونية، مما قد يفضي إلى حالات انعدام الجنسية. يعرض البحث دراسة مقارنة بين مصر، حيث يُنظر إلى الحمل البديل باعتباره غير مشروع استنادًا إلى اعتبارات دينية وأخلاقية؛ وفرنسا، التي تحظر جميع أشكال الحمل البديل وتستند إلى النظام العام في رفض الاعتراف بالترتيبات الأجنبية؛ وكندا، التي تسمح بالحمل البديل غير التجاري وتضع أطرًا قانونية للاعتراف بالأبوة ومنح الجنسية. كما يستند البحث إلى مبادئ القانون الدولي لحقوق الإنسان وقواعد القانون الدولي الخاص، لاقتراح حلول توازن بين سيادة الدول وضرورة حماية مصلحة الطفل الفضلى، لاسيما حقه في الهوية والجنسية والحياة الأسرية.
Keywords
Surrogacy; Conflict of Laws; Nationality; Statelessness; Child’s Rights; Private International Law./ الأم البديلة؛ تنازع القوانين؛ الجنسية؛ انعدام الجنسية؛ حقوق الطفل؛ القانون الدولي الخاص
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