Abstract
Although the term "social security" appeared only late in a legal text—the American Social Security Act of 14 August 1935—the underlying concept is far older. As early as 1794, a convention appeal proclaimed the principle of universal social and retirement protection, asserting the citizen's right to work when able, to education as a child, and to public assistance in infirmity or old age, and calling on the nation to enshrine such rights within an organized democracy. The full consecration of the expression "social security" nonetheless awaited the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948, which guaranteed security against unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, and other involuntary losses of livelihood. Drawing on these historical and philosophical foundations, this study traces the origins and nature of the concept of social security and examines how social protection developed and took shape within the Moroccan context.
Recommended Citation
Britel, Faouzi
(1990)
"Historical Foundations and Nature of Social Protection in Morocco,"
Revue Marocaine de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion (Moroccan Journal of Law, Economics and Management): Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 17.
https://doi.org/10.66499/2665-7112.1675
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/remadeg/vol9/iss1/17
DOI
10.66499/2665-7112.1675