Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, acceptance, accession or succession.)
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Declarations:

       The Government of the Kingdom of Morocco interprets the provisions of article 14, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the light of the Constitution of 7 October 1996 and the other relevant provisions of its domestic law, as follows:

       Article 6 of the Constitution, which provides that Islam, the State religion, shall guarantee freedom of worship for all.

       Article 54, paragraph 6, of Act 70-03 (the Family Code), which stipulates that parents owe their children the right to religious guidance and education based on good conduct.

       By this declaration, the Kingdom of Morocco reaffirms its attachment to universally recognized human rights and its commitment to the purposes of the aforementioned Convention.