Fez – "What kind of Family Code are we dreaming of?" is the theme of a conference organised on Saturday in Fez, at the initiative of the Private University of Fez (UPF) with the aim of contributing to the national debate on this major societal project.
Moderating this meeting, academic Mohamed Jamal Maatouk stressed that the new reform of the Family Code aims to achieve a balanced text, capable of meeting the real needs of the Moroccan family and serving the general interest of society, in compliance with the principles of Islam and Morocco's international commitments.
Faced with the major developments that Morocco has experienced on the social and societal levels, a change of paradigms has proven necessary, making it essential to adapt the legislative framework to the new realities of the country, he noted.
Mr. Maatouk indicated that this reform was marked, in application of the High Royal Directives, by a broad consultation at the national level, involving constitutional institutions, civil society, political parties, as well as various actors who contributed to enriching the debate and submitting concrete proposals for the revision of the Code.
A draft reform was thus developed on the basis of these contributions, while the Supreme Council of Ulema pronounced itself on several points on this subject.
In a statement to the MAP, the Vice-President of the UPF, in charge of innovation and partnerships, Brahim Akdim, for his part, noted that this conference is part of a dynamic of openness on a major subject of national public debate, namely the reform of the Family Code, stressing the importance for an academic institution like the UPF to encourage students to develop a civic conscience through the understanding of societal and national issues.
Mr. Akdim also highlighted that the UPF places, at the heart of its development project, the enhancement of analytical skills and openness to major social issues, particularly in light of the profound transformations that the Kingdom is undergoing within the framework of the structural projects launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, considering the reform of the Family Code as an essential pillar of this global development, and a fundamental lever to consolidate Morocco's social progress on the national and international level.
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