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Since its ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in July 1993, the Moroccan government has made great efforts to show its clear commitment and strong will to improve the Moroccan child’s situation. At the legal level, legislation was introduced or amended to better children’s conditions.
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Afkir, M. (2013). Moroccan Children’s Rights in an Educational Space. In: Biseth, H., Holmarsdottir, H.B. (eds) Human Rights in the Field of Comparative Education. Comparative and International Education, vol 21. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-152-8_8
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