This paper investigates the debates over, and the promulgation of, the new Moroccan laws on unregistered customary marriages and on establishing the paternity of offspring resulting from such marriages, and it analyzes how those laws have been implemented by the judiciary. The paper closely examines the relevant deliberations of the Moroccan Royal Advisory Commission, and analyzes 24 court cases involving the laws. I argue that, while monogamous registered marriage is depicted in the national legal system as the basis for establishing a modern Moroccan society, legislators regard fātiḥa marriage as a social reality that has its roots in customs and religious practices. The paper shows that judges abide by the conditions specified in law but differ in their interpretation of “force majeure” when it comes to a couple’s having not registered their marriage. The study also reveals how the laws create legal loopholes in terms of underage marriage and polygyny, which are strictly restricted in the code.

本文调查了摩洛哥关于未登记的习俗婚姻和确定此类婚姻所产生的后代的父亲身份的新法律的辩论和颁布，并分析了司法部门如何执行这些法律。论文仔细考察了摩洛哥皇家咨询委员会的相关审议情况，分析了涉及法律的 24 起法庭案件。我认为，虽然一夫一妻制的登记婚姻在国家法律体系中被描述为建立现代摩洛哥社会的基础，但立法者认为fātiḥa婚姻作为一种社会现实，其根源在于习俗和宗教习俗。该文件显示，法官遵守法律规定的条件，但对夫妻未登记结婚的“不可抗力”的解释存在分歧。该研究还揭示了法律如何在未成年婚姻和一夫多妻制方面造成法律漏洞，这些在法典中受到严格限制。