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.
Women judges’ career paths: over 300 female judges gather in Morocco to celebrate achievements and discuss challenges
The proceedings of the high‑level international conference, co‑organised by the Supreme Council of the Judiciary of Morocco and the Council of Europe — in particular the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and the Violence Against Women Division — opened on Wednesday, 29...
The CEPEJ is organising a judicial leadership training course for Moroccan female judges
Around sixty female judges and prosecutors from across Morocco gathered on 7 May 2026 for a training day focused on judicial leadership and court management. Organised by the CEPEJ, in partnership with the High Council of the Judiciary of Morocco, the Office of the Public Prosecutor and the...
Legal Information Serving Women: First Actions Begin in Azrou with CEPEJ Support
The technical launch workshop of the project carried out by the Tazghart Association and funded by the CEPEJ under the MA JUST Programme offered an opportunity to observe that activities aimed at strengthening women’s access to legal information are already well established in the region and...
Justice for and by women: the Council of Europe takes part in the Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair
On the occasion of the 31st Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair, with more than 60 countries represented, the Council of Europe and the CEPEJ were invited on 2 May 2026 by the High Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), in the institutional hall, to a debate on the role of women judges in the...
CEPEJ Meeting with Moroccan Pilot Courts: Presentation of the Visit Report and Court Coaching Perspectives
On 2 and 3 February 2026, the CEPEJ organized a meeting dedicated to presenting the report resulting from the visits carried out in 2025 by its experts in the Moroccan pilot courts. These visits made it possible to put into perspective the practices of the courts regarding efficiency, the quality...
Leadership and Court Management: CEPEJ Continues Its Training Cycle for Moroccan Women Judges
A new training session dedicated to judicial leadership and court management is being held today November 27 and tomorrow November 28, 2025, in Rabat. Organized by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in partnership with the Supreme Council of the Judiciary of Morocco...
Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Rabat: A Joint Initiative by the Bar Association of Rabat, the CEPEJ, and the Council of Europe Office in Morocco
The Rabat Bar Association, CEPEJ, and the Council of Europe Office in Morocco jointly organized a human rights moot court competition on October 30, 2025, at the Lawyers’ Club in Rabat. The event brought together numerous legal professionals. This competition is part of the Open University for...
Family mediation at the heart of discussions during a workshop organized by the CEPEJ in Rabat
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice of Morocco, organized a workshop on family mediation: its practices and challenge, on October 16, 2025, in Rabat. This event brought together Belgian and French mediators alongside...
The CEPEJ and the Supreme Council of the Judiciary of Morocco exchange views on performance indicators
A videoconference meeting was held on 24 July 2025 between the heads of divisions of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) of Morocco and the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), including Mr Jacques Bühler (Switzerland), expert, and Ms Guergana Lazarova-Dechaux,...
CEPEJ Visit to pilot courts in Marrakech and Fès
From June 30 to July 2, a delegation of CEPEJ experts from France, Belgium, and Portugal carried out a mission at two Moroccan pilot courts: the Court of First Instance of Marrakech and the Commercial Court of Fès. This visit is part of the ongoing missions carried out by CEPEJ since October 2024...
Strengthening Judicial Leadership: A Training for Current and Future Moroccan Women Judicial Leaders
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in partnership with the Higher Council of the Judiciary and the Higher Institute of the Judiciary of Morocco, organized on 23 and 24 June a training session on court management and judicial leadership, aimed at women magistrates...
The CEPEJ and Moroccan judicial officers meet in Rabat to address issues related to notification procedures
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and the National Order of Moroccan Judicial Officers met on April 17, 2025, at the Council of Europe Office in Rabat to analyze the current situation regarding the notification and delivery of judicial documents in Morocco. Mathieu...
CEPEJ experts visit Moroccan pilot courts
As part of the MA-JUST program “Towards a more protective, accessible and efficient justice system in Morocco”, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organized a visit on...
“Towards a more protective, accessible, and efficient justice in Morocco”: First partnership meeting with the CEPEJ as part of the MA-JUST Programme
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised a first meeting in Rabat on October 28 and 29 with its main partners, including the Supreme Judicial Council, the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Ministry of Justice, to present the solutions and tools...