Transcript the justice roadshows morocco, 201

JUSTICE ROADSHOWS IN MOROCCO
CARTAGENA , FEBRUARY 2014
REDA OULAMINE, PRESIDENT
MOROCCO FACT SHEET
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LOCATION: NORTHWESTERN HORN OF AFRICA
POPULATION: 36 MILLION
GDP PER CAPITA: 4475 USD
UNDP HUMAN DEV INDEX RANKING: 129
HUGE ILLETERACY RATE: OVER 60%
POLITICAL STRUCTURE: A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.
NEW CONSTITUTION SINCE JULY 2011 (ARAB SPRING EFFECTS)
WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT RULE OF LAW INDEX:
– Civil Justice : 48/97
– Fundamental rights: 80/97
– Criminal law and procedure: 89/97!!!!
JUSTICE ROAD SHOWS IN MOROCCO:
PRESENTATION OF DROIT ET JUSTICE
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MOROCCAN NGO
SLOGAN: “POUR UN MAROC PLUS JUSTE” (FOR A FAIRER MOROCCO)
CREATED IN 2008
MISSION STATEMENT: TO PROMOTE THE RULE OF LAW IN MOROCCO
ACTIONS INCLUDE:
– PRO BONO REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENT PEOPLE
– REPRESENTATION OF SENSITIVE HIGH PROFILE POLITICAL CASES
– CONFERENCES AND REPORTS ON CRIMINAL LAW REFORM AND CIVIL
LIBERTIES
– REFUGEES LEGAL AID PROGRAM
– JUSTICE ROAD SHOWS
– 2014: COURT MONITORING AND PUBLISHING OF UNFAIR JUDGMENTS
JUSTICE ROAD SHOWS IN MOROCCO: PRESENTATION
• CONSIST OF ONE WEEK END A MONTH OF FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION IN
POOR RURAL AND URBAN AREAS (2012 2014).
• SLOGAN: CITIZENSHIP: RIGHTS AND DUTIES
• TENTATIVE MINUSCULE ANSWER TO ACCES TO JUSTICE ISSUE IN
MOROCCO
– Poor and uneducated population
– Widespread lack of care on the part of the GOM
– Lack of institutional capacity to provide legal aid
– Exemple: citizens rarely find info in courts. MOJ “centres d accueil
defective”
• MADE UP OF 6 LAWYERS
• FUNDED BY DUTCH AND UK GOVERNMENTS
• CONSIST OF MOSTLY NO REPRESENTATION IN COURTS BUT PROVISION OF
FREE BASIC LEGAL ADVICE
AN EXAMPLE: The Justice Roadshow Program
Sixth roadshow – Meknes Tafilalt Region…
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The Sixth roadshow was organized on the 6th and 7th of April 2013,
in Azrou and Ain Leuh located in the district of Ifrane.
– The caravan has received more than 107 beneficiaries.
– Legal advice in Azrou focused on the family law, labor law and
administrative law. In Ain Louh, legal issues were related to real
estate law, administrative law and family law.
Ain Leuh
L'immobilier
12%
21%
Azrou
26%
Assurance
13%
14%
Administratif
Administratif
30%
26%
15%
13%
Code du
travail
Code de la
famille
21%
9%
L'immobilier
Code du
travail
JUSTICE ROAD SHOWS IN MOROCCO: Findings
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Over 1000 people assisted
40% women, 60 % men
Revealed existence of sub category of extremely poor people
People are intimidated by the legal system and do not know how to
access it
Need for additional awareness campaigns to diffuse rights
Out of court, Need for support for alternative methods to litigation
(.ie concilaition/ mediation)
In court, Need for total overhaul of rather defective legal aid system
Need for legal aid/ legal assistance centers inspired from the
Jordanian and/or Colombian examples.
THANK YOU!