Individual freedoms and mechanisms of political and institutional legitimation in Morocco

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, nº. 135
Publication date: 12/2023
Author:
Omar Brouksy
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Omar Brouksy, profesor de Derecho Constitucional, Universidad Hassan i, Settat, Marruecos. omarbrouksy@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-3662

Individual freedoms pose a real challenge in the process of Morocco’s national and international legitimation. On a legal level, they are the object of widely varying constitutional reforms. In addition, they raise concerns because of the fragile balance on a domestic stage where the religious legitimacy of the king faces competition from conservative political trends, but also in relation to a straitjacketing international environment. Between the constitutions of 1992, which recognises the universality of human rights, and 2011, which enshrines individual freedoms, this legal dynamic is struggling to be reflected in legislation, an indication of both political caution and law update.

Key words: Morocco, Constitution, political legitimation, individual freedoms

How to cite this article: Brouksy, Omar. «Libertades individuales y mecanismos de legitimación política e institucional en Marruecos». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 135 (diciembre de 2023), p. 53-70. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2023.135.3.53

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 135, p.53-70
Cuatrimestral (October-December 2023)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2023.135.3.53

Reception date: 21.04.23  ; Acceptance date:  04.10.23

Este estudio ha sido posible gracias al Programa «Directeurs d'études associés 2021», polo internacional de la Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme, y tras una estancia científica en el Cercop (Centre d'études et de recherches comparatives, constitutionnelles et politiques, facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Montpellier), del 3 de enero al 7 de febrero de 2022, por invitación de su director, el profesor Alexandre Viala.

Translation from the original in French: Paloma Valenciano and CIDOB editorial staff.

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