صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Rabat –The recent developments related to the occupied city of Ceuta have re-shed light on a set of legal, constitutional and diplomatic references upon which Morocco relies in asserting its sovereignty over the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and in defending the right of Moroccan citizens to move within what the Kingdom considers an integral part of its national territory.
The Moroccan position is based on four main legal pillars, includingChapter 24 of the Moroccan Constitution, waFor Official Declaration No. 31363 filed with the United Nations in 2007, waIn response to the Kingdom’s official response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2022In addition to Article 37 of the Association Agreement between Morocco and the European Union.
He confirmsChapter 24 of the Kingdom’s ConstitutionThe state guarantees all citizens, male and female, freedom of movement throughout the rest of the national territory, which is consistent, according to the Moroccan vision, with Ceuta and Melilla being considered part of the Moroccan territories subject to Spanish occupation.
Morocco also renewed, fromDuring the official announcement No. 31363Deposited with the United NationsYear 2007His confirmation that Ceuta and Melilla are Moroccan cities, and that the Kingdom does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over them, is in harmony with its historical and consistent position on the issue of the two cities.
This trend is reinforced by the official response that Morocco addressed toOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on September 9, 2022In which he stressed that the Kingdom does not consider itself to have a land border with Spain, considering that Ceuta and Melilla are occupied Moroccan cities, according to the official position of the state.
Morocco also relies onArticle 37FromAssociation Agreement between Morocco and the European Union,Which stipulates that the scope of application of the agreement does not include Ceuta and Melilla, which specialists consider to be a legal indicator that reflects the special status of the two cities within the relations between Morocco and the European Union.
A number of jurists believe that these references strengthen the legal basis for the Moroccan position, and confirm that any restriction on the movement of Moroccan citizens towards or returning from Ceuta or Melilla should be based on a clear and explicit legal text, taking into account the legal and procedural framework regulating transit movement.
Source:“My press”
