News
Moroccan Judges Meet with European Counterparts
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative continued its work to build the institutional capacity of the Moroccan judges’ association, the Hassania, through a four-day study tour in The Hague and Leiden in the Netherlands on January 21-24, 2008. Read more »»
Moroccan Judges Reach Consensus on Agenda for Deepening Reforms
ABA ROLI recently facilitated a strategic planning retreat for the board members of the Hassania, Morocco’s judges’ association. The retreat provided an unprecedented opportunity for the board members to draft an action plan to promote Morocco’s first charter of judicial conduct. Read more »»
First Round of Judicial e-Learning Pilot Successful in Morocco
In September 2007, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative and Morocco’s national judicial training institute (l’Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature—ISM) began pilot testing of Morocco’s first ever e-learning judicial curriculum on the recently amended Family Code and women’s rights. Read more »»
Programs
Women and the Law
The program works to strengthen the role and effectiveness of Moroccan women legal professionals and to harness their potential to further the promotion of women's rights. The program has organized training and capacity building activities for Moroccan non-governmental organizations, and over 500 women legal professionals and civil society members on Morocco's new family code, as well as other relevant issues. Read more »»
Human Rights Clinical Legal Education
The ABA MENA program has established a human rights clinical and legal education program in Morocco at the law faculty of the University of Hassan II - Mohammedia. The clinical program is the first of its kind in the region, linking practical skills training with the substantive study of law. Read more »»
Judicial Development
The ABA has partnered with the Moroccan Ministry of Justice, the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature (ISM), and civil society groups to promote a more effective and independent judiciary. Read more »»
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative's work in Morocco is funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and the US Agency for International Development.
Background
The Rule of Law Initiative launched its legal assistance program in Morocco in 2004, promoting judicial development, women's rights and human rights clinical legal education. The ABA is working with key Moroccan stakeholders to build a more responsive and independent judiciary, mobilize women legal professionals in support of women's rights, and provide substantive and practical legal skills training to law students and young practicing lawyers.
