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This article aims to clarify the structure and organization of Morocco's courts following the 2022 legal reform.

June 23, 2026Open Access

The Architecture of Moroccan Justice

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This article aims to clarify the structure and organization of Morocco's courts following the 2022 legal reform.
Analyzed primary legal sources and frameworks in French and Arabic.
Structured overview of Moroccan court systems and jurisdiction types post-reform.
Described a unified judicial order comprising three tiers: first instance, appeal, and cassation courts.
Outlined the establishment of specialized courts for commercial, administrative, and neighborhood matters.

Abstract

Anyone trying to understand how Morocco's courts work in English runs into the same wall: the primary sources are in French and Arabic, and clear explanatory writing is scarce. Our latest article is part of our effort to close that gap."The Architecture of Moroccan Justice: How the Kingdom's Courts Are Organized Under Law 38-15," by Jadoua BENSEGHIR,.It gives a clear, structured account of Moroccan judicial organization after the 2022 reform (Law 38-15): a single judicial order built in three degrees, from the courts of first instance up to the Court of Cassation, with specialized commercial, administrative, and proximity jurisdictions sitting inside it.

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