跛は行こう婚こん

noun

limping marriage; internationally asymmetric marriage

A legal/sociological term for a marriage that is valid in one country but not recognized in another, often due to differences in laws on same-sex marriage, polygamy, or age of consent. The kanji 跛行 literally means 'limping', reflecting the uneven legal standing.

• 同どう性せい婚こんが認みとめられていない国くにでは、海かい外がいで成せい立りつした跛は行こう婚こんが問もん題だいになることがある。

  In countries where same-sex marriage is not recognized, limping marriages established abroad can become an issue.

• 跛は行こう婚こんの法ほう的てき地ち位いは、国こく際さい私し法ほうの重じゅう要ようなテーマの一ひとつだ。

  The legal status of limping marriages is an important topic in private international law.