Morocco is a constitutional, democratic, parliamentary and social monarchy. The constitutional regime of the Kingdom is founded on the separation, balance and collaboration of powers, as well as on citizen and participatory democracy, and the principles of good governance and the correlation between responsibility and accountabi…
Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco
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Sovereignty belongs to the Nation, which exercises it directly by way of referendum and indirectly through its representatives. The Nation chooses its representatives within institutions elected by free, sincere and regular suffrage.
Islam is the religion of the State, which guarantees to everyone the free exercise of worship.
The emblem of the Kingdom is the red flag bearing in its center a green five-pointed star. The motto of the Kingdom is GOD, THE HOMELAND, THE KING.
Arabic remains the official language of the State. The State works for the protection and development of the Arabic language, as well as for the promotion of its use. Likewise, Amazigh constitutes an official language of the State, as the common heritage of all Moroccans without exception. An organic law defines the process for…
The law is the supreme expression of the will of the Nation. All, natural or legal persons, including the public authorities, are equal before it and bound to submit to it. The public authorities work to create the conditions allowing the generalization of the effectiveness of the freedom and equality of citizens, as well as the…
Political parties work for the supervision and political training of citizens, as well as for the promotion of their participation in national life and in the management of public affairs. They contribute to the expression of the will of voters and participate in the exercise of power, on the basis of pluralism and alternation t…
Trade union organizations of employees, professional chambers and professional organizations of employers contribute to the defense and promotion of the rights and socio-economic interests of the categories they represent. Their establishment and the exercise of their activities, in compliance with the Constitution and the law,…
Political parties and trade union organizations may be dissolved or suspended by the public authorities only by virtue of a judicial decision.
The Constitution guarantees the parliamentary opposition a status conferring on it rights capable of enabling it to properly discharge its missions relating to parliamentary work and political life. It guarantees the opposition, in particular, the following rights: - freedom of opinion, expression and assembly; - airtime in publ…
Free, sincere and transparent elections constitute the foundation of the legitimacy of democratic representation. Public authorities are required to observe strict neutrality vis-à-vis candidates and non-discrimination among them. The law defines the rules guaranteeing equitable access to public media and the full exercise of th…
Associations of civil society and non-governmental organizations shall be constituted and exercise their activities in full freedom, in compliance with the Constitution and the law. They may be dissolved or suspended by public authorities only pursuant to a judicial decision. Associations interested in public affairs and non-gov…
Public authorities shall work to create consultation bodies with a view to associating the various social actors with the elaboration, implementation, execution and evaluation of public policies.
Citizens shall have, under the conditions and according to the modalities set by an organic law, the right to present motions in legislative matters.
Citizens shall have the right to present petitions to public authorities. An organic law shall determine the conditions and modalities for the exercise of this right.
The Kingdom of Morocco shall work to protect the rights and legitimate interests of Moroccan citizens residing abroad, in compliance with international law and the laws in force in the host countries. It shall endeavor to maintain and develop their human, particularly cultural, ties with the Kingdom and to preserve their nationa…
Moroccans residing abroad shall enjoy the rights of full citizenship, including the right to be electors and eligible. They may stand as candidates in elections at the level of local, regional and national electoral lists and constituencies. The law shall set the specific criteria of eligibility and incompatibility. It shall als…
Public authorities shall work to ensure the widest possible participation of Moroccans residing abroad in the consultative and good governance institutions created by the Constitution or by law. TITLE II FREEDOMS AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Men and women shall enjoy, on an equal footing, the civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental rights and freedoms set forth in this Title and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and covenants duly ratified by Morocco, and this, in compliance with the provi…
The right to life is the primary right of every human being. The law shall protect this right.
Every person shall have the right to the security of his or her person and of his or her relatives, and to the protection of his or her property. Public authorities shall ensure the security of populations and of the national territory, in compliance with the freedoms and fundamental rights guaranteed to all.
The physical or moral integrity of any person may not be harmed, under any circumstances, and by any party, whether private or public. No one shall inflict on another, under any pretext whatsoever, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or treatment harmful to human dignity. The practice of torture, in all its forms and by anyone, is a crime punished by law.
No one may be arrested, detained, prosecuted or convicted outside the cases and forms provided by law. Arbitrary or secret detention and enforced disappearance are crimes of the greatest gravity. They expose their perpetrators to the severest penalties. Every detained person must be informed immediately, and in a manner comprehe…
Every person has the right to the protection of their private life. The home is inviolable. Searches may only be conducted under the conditions and in the forms provided for by law. Private communications, in whatever form, are confidential. Only the judiciary may authorize, under the conditions and in the forms provided for by…
The freedoms of thought, opinion and expression in all their forms are guaranteed. The freedoms of creation, publication and exhibition in literary and artistic matters and of scientific and technical research are guaranteed.
The public authorities shall provide, through appropriate means, their support for the development of cultural and artistic creation and of scientific and technical research, as well as for the promotion of sport. They shall encourage the development and organization of these sectors independently and on precise democratic and professional bases.
Female and male citizens have the right to access information held by the public administration, elected institutions and bodies entrusted with a public service mission. The right to information may only be limited by law, for the purpose of ensuring the protection of all that concerns national defence, the internal and external…
The freedom of the press is guaranteed and may not be limited by any form of prior censorship. All have the right to express and disseminate information, ideas and opinions freely and within the only limits expressly provided for by law. The public authorities shall encourage the organization of the press sector independently an…
The freedoms of meeting, assembly, peaceful demonstration, association and trade union and political affiliation are guaranteed. The law shall set the conditions for the exercise of these freedoms. The right to strike is guaranteed. An organic law shall set the conditions and procedures for its exercise.
All female and male citizens of full age enjoying their civil and political rights shall be electors and eligible. The law shall provide for provisions likely to promote equal access of women and men to elective functions. Voting is a personal right and a national duty. Foreign nationals shall enjoy the fundamental freedoms reco…
The State, public establishments and territorial collectivities shall work to mobilize all available means to facilitate equal access of female and male citizens to the conditions enabling them to enjoy the right: - to health care; - to social protection, medical coverage and mutualist or State-organized solidarity; - to a moder…
The family, founded on the legal bond of marriage, is the basic unit of society. The State shall work to guarantee, by law, the protection of the family on legal, social and economic levels, so as to guarantee its unity, stability and preservation. It shall ensure equal legal protection and equal social and moral consideration f…
It shall be incumbent on the public authorities to take all appropriate measures with a view to: - extending and generalizing the participation of youth in the social, economic, cultural and political development of the country; - helping young people to integrate into working and associative life and providing assistance to tho…
The public authorities shall develop and implement policies intended for persons and categories with specific needs. To this end, they shall ensure in particular: - addressing and preventing the vulnerability of certain categories of women and mothers, children and elderly persons; - rehabilitating and integrating into social an…
The right of property is guaranteed. The law may limit its scope and exercise if the requirements of the country's economic and social development so require. Expropriation may be carried out only in the cases and forms provided for by law. The State guarantees freedom of enterprise and free competition. It works towards the ach…
Offences relating to conflicts of interest, insider offences and all offences of a financial nature are punished by law. The public authorities are required to prevent and repress, in accordance with the law, all forms of delinquency linked to the activity of administrations and public bodies, to the use of the funds at their di…
All citizens, women and men, must respect the Constitution and comply with the law. They must exercise the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution in a spirit of responsibility and of engaged citizenship, where the exercise of rights is correlated with the accomplishment of duties.
All citizens, women and men, contribute to the defence of the Homeland and of its territorial integrity against any aggression or threat.
All shall bear, in proportion to their contributive capacities, the public charges which only the law may create and apportion, in the forms provided for by this Constitution.
All shall bear jointly and in proportion to their means the charges required by the development of the country, and those resulting from calamities and natural disasters. TITLE III OF THE MONARCHY
The King, Amir Al Mouminine, shall ensure respect for Islam. He is the Guarantor of the free exercise of worships. He presides over the Higher Council of the Ulema, responsible for studying the questions He submits to it. The Council is the only body empowered to pronounce the religious consultations (Fatwas) that must be offici…
The King, Head of State, His Supreme Representative, Symbol of the unity of the Nation, Guarantor of the permanence and continuity of the State and Supreme Arbiter between its institutions, shall ensure respect for the Constitution, the proper functioning of the constitutional institutions, the protection of the democratic choic…
The Crown of Morocco and its constitutional rights are hereditary and are transmitted from father to son to the male descendants in the direct line and by order of primogeniture of HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI, unless the King designates, during His lifetime, a successor among His sons other than His eldest son. Where there are…
The King is a minor until the age of eighteen years completed. During the minority of the King, a Council of Regency shall exercise the powers and constitutional rights of the Crown, except those relating to the revision of the Constitution. The Council of Regency shall function as a consultative organ to the King until the day…
The King shall have a civil list.
The person of the King is inviolable, and respect is due to Him.
The King shall appoint the Head of Government from within the political party which has come first in the elections of the members of the House of Representatives, and in the light of their results. On the proposal of the Head of Government, He shall appoint the members of the government. The King may, on His own initiative, and…
The King shall preside over the Council of Ministers, composed of the Head of Government and the ministers. The Council of Ministers shall meet on the initiative of the King or at the request of the Head of Government. The King may, on the basis of a determined agenda, delegate to the Head of Government the presidency of a Council of Ministers.
The Council of Ministers shall deliberate on the following questions and texts: - the strategic orientations of State policy; - draft revisions of the Constitution; - draft organic laws; - the general orientations of the draft finance law; - the draft framework laws referred to in Article 71 (2nd paragraph) of this Constitution;…
The King shall promulgate the law within thirty days following the transmission to the government of the law definitively adopted. The law so promulgated shall be published in the "Bulletin officiel" of the Kingdom within a period not exceeding one month running from the date of the dahir of its promulgation.