Morocco
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- March 10, 1972, revised on September 4, 1992 and amended in September 1996. A new constitution was approved by referendum on July 1, 2011
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on Islamic law and French law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Chamber of Counselors and Chamber of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life.
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes in its penal code
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JUNE 17, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks...
Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks against United States and British warships were arraigned in a Moroccan court
- MAY 24, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 979 prisoners on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 979 prisoners on the eve of the Muslim Eid El Mawlid, which marks Prophet Mohammed's birthday
- FEBRUARY 22, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 854 prisoners on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 854 prisoners on the eve of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, the official MAP news agency said
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Three Moroccan human rights associations called for...
Three Moroccan human rights associations called for a new trial for Majda Mostefa Mahir, a Moroccan woman recently condemned to death for the killing of a Saudi prince, Farid Ben Abdallah Al-Mishari Al-Saoud
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco...
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco in recent years, including five Islamic activists of Moroccan and Algerian descent who were involved in arms smuggling and other crimes, human right groups say
- DECEMBER 17, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 1,144 people, on the...
Morocco's King Mohammed pardoned 1,144 people, on the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan