The monarch stressed the need to rely on constructive reasoning bearing in mind compliance with religious tenets as well as compatibility with Morocco's international commitments.
King Mohammed VI chaired on Monday in Casablanca, a working session on the revision of the kingdom's Family Code.
The revision is considered a "second birth" of the code as it includes a review by the king of more than a hundred proposed amendments.
During the session, the monarch stressed the need to rely on constructive reasoning bearing in mind compliance with religious tenets as well as compatibility with Morocco's international commitments.
The session marked the end of the consultation on amendments to the Family Code and the start of the legislative phase, with the government expected to be briefed on the most important reform proposals.
It was the culmination of a long series of discussions and consultations, which included multiple sessions by experts, religious and legal institutions and civil society.
The body in charge of proposing the amendments presented a comprehensive report to the king.
The proposals related to religious texts were also referred to the Supreme Ulema Council.
Regarding the forthcoming the legislative phase on the Family Code revision, King Mohammed spelt out the fundamental pillars to be taken into consideration, including "the principles of justice, equality, solidarity and coherence advocated by the Holy religion of Islam, as well as the universal values enshrined in the international conventions ratified by Morocco", said the official Moroccan news agency MAP.
The king also stressed the need to keep in mind "his wish for reform and openness to progress, through the launch of this promising reform initiative, twenty years after the implementation of the Family Code ".
The king stressed that the revision process should include "consolidating the experience of family justice, revising the relevant legislative and regulatory texts in the light of the new constitutional provisions" as well as "devising awareness-raising programmes enabling citizens to access the law and better assimilate their rights and obligations".
Buthaina Al-Galbazouri, a member of the local scientific council in Rabat, told The Arab Weekly that the meeting dedicated to the Family Code indicated the degree of royal attention to the Moroccan family and "its role in building the Morocco of today and tomorrow".
Through the Code, she said, King Mohammed was pursuing "a constructive effort to achieve the specific goals of reform, in harmony with religious and national constants".