The Kingdom of Morocco operates a codified civil law system on the Egyptian/French model. The most recent Constitution was adopted in 2011 (Arabic & French, Bulletin Official; English, constituteproject.org translation).
Courts in Morocco are regulated by the Decree-Law of 15 July 1974 on the Organization of the Courts (as amended). Article 107 of the constitution states:
Article 107
The judicial power is independent of the legislative power and of the executive power.
The King is the guarantor of the independence of the judicial power.
The ultimate power of review lies with the Supreme Court, beneath which are:
- the Court of Cassation (formerly the Supreme Council)
- the appeal courts
- the courts of first instance (comprising the ordinary civil, labour, family and criminal courts)
- the commercial administrative and audit courts
- the standing tribunal of the Royal Armed Forces
- the administrative courts
- the neighbourhood courts (formerly community and district courts)
Some useful information, hyperlinks and a bibliography can be found here.
Andrew Allen QC 