The Court of Cassation of the Kingdom of Morocco is the kingdom court of cassation, headed by a First President who by that office is also delegated president of the Superior Council of the Judicial Power, which the King himself presides. The court began as the Supreme Court, created after independence by the Dahir of 27 September 1957 and inaugurated by King Mohammed V on 23 October 1957. It sits in Rabat. Mohamed Abdennabaoui, who had been Procurator General of the King near the Court of Cassation since 2017, was named First President by King Mohammed VI.
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Source Mohamed Abdennaboui, Premier president de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc, AHJUCAF
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Source World Factbook archive, Morocco profile
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Source Maroc, Cour de cassation, page de presentation, AHJUCAFContact block, address of the Court of CassationQuote, Contact block, address of the Court of Cassation
Avenue An-Nakhil Hay Ryad BP 1417 Rabat
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Source Mohamed Abdennaboui, Premier president de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc, AHJUCAFNews item, appointment of the First PresidentQuote, News item, appointment of the First President
Mohamed ABDENNABOUI a été nommé Premier président de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc par S.M.
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1. Morocco 2011 Constitution, Superior Council of the Judicial Power, Constitute Project
Superior Council of the Judicial Power, composition (national judiciary)
of the First-President of the Court of Cassation in the status of President-Delegate [President-delegue];
Judicial power title, presidency of the Superior Council
The King presides over the Superior Council of the Judicial Power.
In Category: Courts, Superior Council of the Judicial Power, courts of Morocco
of the First-President of the Court of Cassation in the status of President-Delegate [President-delegue];
View the Source2. Maroc, Cour de cassation, page de presentation, AHJUCAF
Court history, inauguration of the Supreme Court in 1957
L’inauguration de la Cour Suprême par Feu SM Le Roi Mohammed V le 23 octobre 1957, créée au lendemain de l’indépendance par le Dahir du 27 septembre 1957
Contact block, address of the Court of Cassation
Avenue An-Nakhil Hay Ryad BP 1417 Rabat
View the SourceMohamed Abdennaboui, Premier president de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc, AHJUCAF
News item, appointment of the First President
Mohamed ABDENNABOUI a été nommé Premier président de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc par S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI. Il est aussi, en cette qualité, président délégué du Conseil Supérieur du Pouvoir Judiciaire.
News item, career of the First President
Né en 1954, Docteur en droit, magistrat depuis 1984, Mohamed ABDENNABOUI était depuis 2017 Procureur général du Roi près la Cour de cassation du Maroc et Président du ministère public, après avoir été durant dix années Directeur des affaires criminelles et des grâces.
Has Member: M'hammed Abdenabaoui, News item, appointment of the First President (Mohamed ABDENNABOUI a été)
Mohamed ABDENNABOUI a été nommé Premier président de la Cour de cassation du Royaume du Maroc par S.M.
View the SourceWorld Factbook archive, Morocco profile
In Legal System: Law of Morocco, Government, legal systemQuote, In Legal System: Law of Morocco, Government, legal system
mixed system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law;
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