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Keywords: Legal reform
Authorities in Venezuela have released three former police officers who had been imprisoned for more than two decades, in a move linked to a broader amnesty policy aimed at easing political tensions in the country. The individuals — Luis Molina, Erasmo Bolívar, and Héctor Rovaín......
Morocco’s adouls, the public officials responsible for drafting and authenticating family and property-related legal documents under Islamic law, have announced a new nationwide strike scheduled from March 2 to March 10. The move marks an escalation in their protest against the adoption of draft......
Iran has formally authorized women to obtain motorcycle and scooter licenses, ending years of legal ambiguity regarding female riders. While traffic laws did not explicitly forbid women from riding, authorities previously refused to issue them permits. As a result, women motorcyclists—growing in......
Morocco has implemented a groundbreaking reform of its commercial code, eliminating automatic jail sentences for issuing checks without sufficient funds. The new approach emphasizes payment resolution, debt regularization, and economic responsibility, marking a shift from punitive measures to a more......
Since the adoption of a 2022 law simplifying divorce for non-Muslim foreigners, the number of separations among expatriates in Dubai has sharply increased. The reform was meant to free foreign residents from the application of Sharia law in family disputes, yet legal experts warn......
Courts across Morocco have begun applying alternative sentences as part of a new law aimed at reducing prison overcrowding and modernizing the justice system. By September 4, just two weeks after the law came into effect on August 22, Moroccan courts had issued 107 alternative rulings. Variety of alternative......
A prominent Moroccan civil society organization, “Yallah Nt3awnou,” has called for urgent and far-reaching legal reforms following a series of child sexual assault cases that have sparked widespread public outrage. The group submitted a petition to the Minister of Justice and Parliament,......
Morocco’s Constitutional Court has invalidated several pivotal provisions in the proposed Civil Procedure Code (Law 23.02), dealing a significant blow to the Justice Ministry's reform agenda led by Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi. The ruling underscores concerns over judicial independence, legal......
A 15-year-old girl’s bravery has brought her father to justice after enduring years of sexual abuse in silence. Using her mobile phone to record evidence, she broke through the cultural and legal barriers that often keep such crimes hidden. A harrowing ordeal uncovered The abuse began when the......