Morocco Launches Online Marriage Service Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
15 April 2020
Faced with the impossibility of celebrating weddings during this confinement period due to covid-19, the Ministry of Justice has created an online marriage service.
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Rif Protest Detainees Excluded from Royal Pardon, Lawyers Demand Answers
14 April 2020
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice, Mohamed Benabdelkader, the members of the defense committee for the Hirak detainees of the Rif, the Bar President Abderrahim (…)
Morocco Digitizes Court Services to Combat COVID-19 Spread
14 March 2020
The Ministry of Justice also intends to act to fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), by limiting as much as possible the attendance of courts. Thus, many documents can (…)
Moroccan Study: 57% of Domestic Violence Cases Involve Spousal Abuse
9 March 2020
57% of the 17,000 cases of violence against women recorded annually in Morocco are attributed to the spouse, according to figures provided by the director of criminal affairs (…)
Morocco Tightens Crackdown on Land Grabbing with New Sanctions
27 February 2020
The land grabbing control commission met on Tuesday, February 25 around the Minister of Justice, Mohamed Benabdelkader. The purpose of this working session was to take stock of (…)
Unemployment Fuels Rise in Child Marriage Requests in Morocco, Minister Reports
23 January 2020
The Minister of Justice, Mohamed Benabdelkader, announced in Parliament that 98% of requests for child marriages are filed by unemployed individuals.
Moroccan Judges Protest Government’s Unilateral Decree on Allowances
15 January 2020
Judges are angry. They have manifested it by the outright rejection of the decree setting their allowances. According to them, the text does not meet their expectations, as it (…)
Morocco to Consider Release of Mentally Ill Inmates in Penal Code Reform
11 January 2020
Inmates suffering from mental disorders will be able to benefit from release in the coming days. Mohamed Benabdelkader, Minister of Justice, has indeed given the green light to (…)
Morocco Appoints New Directors in Key Government Ministries
31 December 2019
The Council of Government, which met on Thursday, December 26 in Rabat, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, made appointments, in (…)
Morocco’s Justice Ministry Refutes Rumors of Staff Layoffs Amid Court Modernization
14 December 2019
The Ministry of Justice has denied rumors of layoffs of officials from its department.