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Mohammed VI presents family-law reform to Parliament

On 10 October 2003, Mohammed VI outlines reform of the Moudawana before Parliament. The speech presents family protection and women’s and children’s rights as part of a legislative project.

Portrait of Mohammed VI photographed in 2004.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.

The announcement prepares the new family code adopted in 2004. The royal presentation, parliamentary adoption and implementation are separate stages; the speech itself does not bring the code into force.

[Full speech: official 2002–2005 collection](https://mjcc.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Volume-2-2002-2005.pdf).

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