论夫妻忠诚协议的性质与效力

On Nature and Effect of Marital Loyalty Agreement

夫妻忠诚协议是指夫妻双方在婚后达成的、于婚姻关系存续期间生效的、要求违反忠实义务的一方必须实施一定行为的约定。一旦某一方违反该协议,另一方就可以根据协议要求其承担相应的责任。夫妻忠诚协议属于身份协议,徘徊于意思自治和法律强制之间,故对其效力的认定不能一概而论,而应持辩证的观点进行分析。除非夫妻忠诚协议中约定的某些条款与法律强制性规定或社会公序良俗相违背,否则应当承认其法律效力,从而在法律上保障民事主体意思自治的权利。

Marital loyalty agreement is reached by husband and wife after they get married,it is effective in the duration of marriage relationship,and it prescribes that the party who violate the duty of loyalty must implement a certain behavior. Once a party breaches the agreement,the other party may request the obligation from the other party according to the agreement. Marital loyalty agreement is an identity protocol,being intervenient of autonomy of will and legal force. Thus,the validity of the agreement cannot be generalized,and should be analyzed dialectically. Unless some of the provisions of the agreement violates the law or are against the public policy and good morals,it should be regarded as legal so as to protect the rights of autonomy of will of the civil subject in the law.