Towards a More Protective, Accessible, and Effective Justice in Morocco (MA-JUST)
June 2024 - September 2027
« Towards a More Protective, Accessible, and Effective Justice in Morocco » (MA-JUST)
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
Context and Objectives
The program "Towards a More Protective, Accessible, and Effective Justice in Morocco (MA-JUST)" aims to improve access to law and justice for all, including the most vulnerable populations, and to enhance the efficiency and the quality of the Moroccan justice system. The project will rely on the instruments and standards of the Council of Europe, the tools and methods of the CEPEJ, and European best practices in order to highlight the skills and expertise of Moroccan justice professionals and work with them to support the proper functioning of the courts and the quality of the judicial process.
The aim of this new cooperation programme is to continue CEPEJ's action in Morocco, which began in 2012 to support the ambitious reform of the Moroccan judicial system.
Main Activities
- Support for improving access to law and legal information, to physical access to justice, and to legal aid.
- Support for the modernisation and improvement of judicial statistics, notably to enable central judicial institutions to identify and to correct dysfunctions.
- Support for strengthening coordination between various judicial actors aimed at improving the functioning of courts and public prosecutors' offices.
- Support for the modernization of the work of courts, the Court of Cassation, and public prosecutors' offices, including through digital tools.
- Strengthening the capacities of judges, court clerks, and administrative staff in the courts.
- Strengthening the capacities of auxiliary judicial personnel (judicial experts and lawyers).
- Supporting mediation.
Project beneficiaries and stakeholders
Ministry of Justice, Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), Presidency of the Public Prosecutor (PMP), Higher Institute of the Judiciary (ISM), judges, prosecutors, court clerks, lawyers, judicial experts.
