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| Region | Morocco |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1958 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 1 of the 1958 Moroccan Personal Status Code (alternatively called the Moroccan Family Code or Moudawana) defined marriage as a formal legal union between a man and a woman. A new personal status code was adopted in 2004 but Article 4 kept the definition of marriage as "a legal contract by which a man and a woman mutually consent to unite in a common and enduring conjugal life". |
| Sources | https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/10/28561/the-moudawana-a-look-into-previous-reforms/ https://mrawomen.ma/wp-content/uploads/doc/Moudawana-English_Translation.pdf (p. 8) |
Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 1958 |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Description | There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples, but same-sex marriage is not banned | Article 1 of the 1958 Moroccan Personal Status Code (alternatively called the Moroccan Family Code or Moudawana) defined marriage as a formal legal union between a man and a woman. A new personal status code was adopted in 2004 but Article 4 kept the definition of marriage as "a legal contract by which a man and a woman mutually consent to unite in a common and enduring conjugal life". |
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| Sources | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-morocco/ | https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/10/28561/the-moudawana-a-look-into-previous-reforms/ https://mrawomen.ma/wp-content/uploads/doc/Moudawana-English_Translation.pdf (p. 8) |
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edited by morgan_08b. statut correction
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1 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples, but same-sex marriage is not banned | |
| Sources | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Morocco | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-morocco/ |
created by christierroberts
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Morocco |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It's unrecognized, not banned : No recognition of same-sex unions"