Du pater familias au parent 1 : les figures du père en droit à travers les siècles

From pater familias to parent 1 : the figures of a father in the law through the centuries ABSTRACT The central thesis of this paper is that the term père (father) in law is defined more by the legal roles of the father than by the biological facts. These legal roles and functions have changed during the centuries and have had a significant impact on understanding of the legal concept of a father. This paper aims to show the evolution of this concept through the most symbolic figures of a father in the law, from the roman figure of pater familias to the contemporary figure of a father as a one of the parents.