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.

News

Back Leadership and Court Management: CEPEJ Continues Its Training Cycle for Moroccan Women Judges

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 and the Higher Institute of the Judiciary, this initiative follows a first edition that brought together more than 90 women magistrates last June 2025.

Around 60 magistrates are participating in this session, which focuses on issues related to the organisation and functioning of courts, as well as on those leadership skills essential for assuming judicial responsibilities.

The training, led by an expert from the French National School for the Judiciary and supported by Moroccan judicial officials, aims to strengthen the capacities of participants who currently hold or are expected to hold positions of responsibility within the judicial system. The training session provides participants with tools to optimize court management and human relations, improve decision-making in times of crisis, enhance institutional influence, and lead change policies, develop effective internal communication, and promote the establishment of mediation procedures. Particular attention will be given to balancing professional and personal life, recognized as a key factor for well-being and sustainable performance.

This activity is part of the project “Towards a More Protective, Accessible, and Effective Justice in Morocco (MA-JUST)”, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the latter. 


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Rabat, Maroc 27 - 28 November 2025
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